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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
Transportation is scarce and eggs, bread and cooking oil are hard to find. — ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026 But the eggs — with a dash or two of salt and pepper — were good. — Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 29 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
  • Normally in a Housewives fight like this, the person getting caught would be defensive or fire back twice as hard, but Vicki simply doesn’t care.
    — Tom Smyth, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2026
  • But, no offense, the most popular person in the stadium on Saturday afternoon will be the Sheriff himself, Peyton Manning, who will be in attendance to watch his nephew Arch Manning square off against his beloved Tennessee Vols.
    — Trey Wallace OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of person
Verb
  • Green whips out his phone with the fluid motion of a digital native and snaps a photo.
    — Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Who wouldn’t like to whip out a formula that enabled you to judge this action as evil and the other as merely wrong?
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of whip
Noun
  • For men, the collection includes utility Bermuda shorts, striped shirts, knitwear, sweatshirts, graphic T-shirts and raglan-sleeve shirts.
    — Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2026
  • In the 1960s, military leaders discovered that nearly one-third of young men were unfit for service because of conditions rooted in childhood poverty, poor health care, and limited educational opportunities.
    — Stanley McChrystal, STAT, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of man
Verb
  • Nonprofit leaders are reporting alarming burnout rates and more and more organizations are facing financial challenges that have spurred layoffs and, in some cases, closures.
    — Phil Buchanan, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2026
  • The effort is part of a growing pro-play movement emerging as the next phase of the ed-tech backlash that gripped classrooms across the country, and spurred cellphone bans and screen time limits.
    — Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of spur
Noun
  • Lithium-ion is typically replaced or augmented every seven to ten years, at 8,000 to 10,000 cycles, and an Aqueous Metal Cell installation is designed to run the full life of the project around it.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 27 Sep. 2026
  • Rather than insisting that these whales continue with their life, which is a human decision, perhaps they should be allowed to die gracefully and respectfully on their own.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of life
Verb
  • Place the rolls spiral-side up in the greased baking dish, pressing down gently on top of each one.
    — Candy Hom, AJC.com, 27 Sep. 2026
  • French bishops have since introduced compensation and safeguarding measures, but survivors have continued to press Church leaders to demonstrate accountability.
    — Joshua McElwee, Arkansas Online, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of press
Noun
  • Then Leigh noticed a skinny guy clad in a ratty Daniel Johnston T-shirt, his hair a feral mess.
    — Josephine Reisman, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2026
  • There’s more pressure on a guy who’s explicitly out there to fair-catch the ball.
    — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of guy
Verb
  • Builders, prodded to work beyond city limits, adopted Olmsted’s vision for what those suburbs should look like.
    — Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026
  • 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
Definition of prod

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“Egg.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/egg. Accessed 30 Sep. 2026.

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