egging

verb

present participle of egg
as in goading

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for egging
  1. goading
  2. spurring
  3. prompting
  4. exhorting
  5. prodding
  6. hounding
  7. whipping
  8. pressing
Verb
  • The episode never aired, but in copies of the footage that have been re-uploaded online, Jones can be seen goading Scott Amedure, a 32-year-old gay man, about his crush on his 24-year-old straight friend, Jonathan Schmitz.
    — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Aug. 2026
  • His Dahl is constantly goading people, driving them right up to the edge of their tolerance.
    — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 24 Mar. 2026
Definition of goading
Verb
  • This week’s talk has an extra dose of urgency, though, after two government reports showed inflation heating up for consumers and businesses — spurring speculation about how soon the Fed will raise interest rates to handle soaring prices.
    — Steve Kopack, NBC news, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Bernardeau’s character, Rafael Rodríguez Rapún, was a real person — an activist and actor who’d been Lorca’s romantic partner before the poet’s 1936 assassination by Franco’s forces, spurring Rodríguez Rapún to fight the fascists.
    — Daniel D'Addario, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of spurring
Verb
  • Sam Howell won the Cowboys' backup job during the offseason, prompting Milton’s departure from Dallas.
    — Chantz Martin OutKick, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
  • A student in the northeastern city of Lens lost his hand after reportedly picking up a grenade earlier this month, prompting the temporary suspension of one type of stun grenade by police.
    — Elina Baudier Kim, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of prompting
Verb
  • At intersections in Chicago, Skokie and elsewhere, the protesters held up signs exhorting passersby to vote early, and drivers honked in response.
    — Shun Graves, Chicago Tribune, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Designing for human error works; exhorting humans not to err does not.
    — Alan Rencher, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of exhorting
Verb
  • 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
  • But the forces prodding Shin to boost rates are increasingly affecting Fed policy decisions.
    — William Pesek, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of prodding
Verb
  • Wings Matisse Thybulle and Ziaire Williams started the Lakers’ preseason opener and the defensive-minded players flashed their potential by hounding opponents the full length of the court.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Though some accusations seem to hold water, the headline is his hounding in context.
    — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of hounding
Verb
  • Now imagine whipping your phone out after work, telling the world about it, and landing a brand deal worth $10K or more.
    — Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Now imagine the same hot and dry conditions, but with the Santa Anas whipping at 40 miles an hour.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of whipping
Verb
  • It has been referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee and hasn’t advanced, but Cuban has kept pressing the case, recently arguing that rising healthcare costs, not AI, are the real threat to American jobs.
    — Emma Witman, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Now, congressional Democrats are pressing some donors for more information.
    — Jamie Ross, Washington Post, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of pressing
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