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noun

ˈeg How to pronounce egg (audio)
Definition of eggnext
as in person
a member of the human race kindhearted and generous, she's a real good egg by anyone's standard

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verb

as in to whip

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Recent Examples of egg
Noun
Its chicken salad scoop options include the Olivia’s Old South (sweet pickles and egg), Jalapeño Holly (with jalapeños), Nutty Nanna (with pecans and cashews), and Barbie Q. — Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 14 Sep. 2026 Breakfast is particularly impressive, with fresh pastries, seasonal fruit, local yoghurts, eggs cooked to order and regional cheeses and cured meats. — Vicki Power, TheWeek, 14 Sep. 2026
Verb
Jey egged Roman on as Roman speared Punk and rammed his head into the post. — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 24 Mar. 2026 In fact, the director was egging me on, encouraging me to go further with the hunching and muttering. — Andrew Martin, Vogue, 9 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for egg
Recent Examples of Synonyms for egg
  1. person
  2. whip
  3. man
  4. spur
  5. life
  6. press
  7. guy
  8. prod
Noun
  • Throughout it all, Taylor has remained the same person, with the same values.
    — Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Instead of waiting for that person to issue a command, OlloNi could approach and initiate an interaction.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of person
Verb
  • Into the work, esparza’s has also added a scene from the Florentine Codex showing a Spaniard whipping an Indigenous person and images of ICE raids in LA and Chicago, connecting centuries of oppression together.
    — Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Many Hoosiers whip out their smartphones to pay for a latte or a drink at a bar.
    — Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of whip
Noun
  • For the first few days, they were held in a room crammed with up to 80 men, with just a handful of open toilets, in frigid conditions and with only a thin towel to sleep under, before being moved to two-person cells.
    — Hanna Park, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, has some new digs—an Airstream trailer in Memphis, parked just steps from xAI’s most ambitious project yet.
    — Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of man
Verb
  • Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said the bridge should spur development between the two countries in various spheres — including tourism — and create new jobs.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 7 Sep. 2026
  • The Sussexes are yet to publicly share what spurred their return to Britain after six years in Meghan's home state of California.
    — Jennifer Hassan, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of spur
Noun
  • Captivated by the notion, Bell and I tried it and had the time of our lives.
    — Bryan Hendricks, Arkansas Online, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Even some of the signings who have made fast starts to life in the Premier League are still finding their feet.
    — Chris Waugh, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of life
Verb
  • The extraordinary order capped off another day of chaos in Missouri’s redistricting fight as Republicans attempted to press forward with a gerrymandered congressional map that carves up Kansas City.
    — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 9 Sep. 2026
  • When the refill is retracted, the Telegraph Key can also be pressed repeatedly, turning the mechanism into a satisfying tactile interaction even when the pen is not being used for writing.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of press
Noun
  • At the time, Tiafoe was the most talented 10-year-old there, the son of the head maintenance guy, Constant Tiafoe, who had fled civil war in Sierra Leone with his wife.
    — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Heavy curtain up; the moaning of sentimental strings; lights rising on some wedges and rectangles of scenery, guys and girls, the guys practically naked save for bits and pieces of neo-Greek get-up.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of guy
Verb
  • These disparate elements don’t wholly cohere, but the film still prods at ideas about maternal inheritance, feminine power, and community.
    — Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2026
  • The defense kept prodding James to tell more about the Compton gang war, the hatred between both sides, what really happened on that night in Las Vegas.
    — Jeff Weiss, HollywoodReporter, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of prod

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