to goad
14
6.9
- verb
- /ɡoʊd/
:
incitar
- At last, the mayor has been goaded into action.
That points to me that, yes, it's not an addiction because I I never had to goad myself into taking a drink, man.
- That points to me that, yes, it's not an addiction because I I never had to goad myself into taking a drink, man.
Examples
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He kept goading me.
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The campaigning newspaper succeeded in goading the Congressmen to defend themselves on the floor of the House the next day.
Academic text (1991) -
So it sits here to kind of goad me into that.
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- I was goading him on.
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How horrible Rug was, how he goaded you into it, how he tried to shake you down.
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I goaded Rameses on, and so I am responsible.
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I know you think I goaded him into performing a trick he couldn't pull off.
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Caesar now attempted to goad Pompey into battle, but Pompey refused.
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"Speak up!" The voice, professorial and testy, goaded Jonathan into speech.
Fiction book (1990) -
The coach goaded the players into giving their best performance during the match.
Synonyms
∞
3.6
To cause someone to want to do something strongly
591
3.2
To strongly encourage someone to do something
149
4.2
To try to make someone do something
144
3.6
Annoy someone again and again to make them react
81
4.1
To encourage someone to take action or try harder
51
4.9
Persuade someone to do something
34
3.2
To annoy someone by asking for things again and again
24
4.1
To gently encourage someone to try something new
15
7.7
To persuade someone to do something by gentle talk and praise
8
6.8
Make someone angry or annoyed on purpose by teasing them
8
2.6
To keep criticizing or telling someone to do things in an annoying way
8
3.6
To push someone a little to make them start doing something
8
7.7
To annoy someone by teasing them repeatedly
7
7.7
Urge someone to do something illegal
4
7.2
To make someone feel they must do something, often because of pressure or need
1
7.1
To do or say something on purpose to annoy someone
1
7.9
Talk strongly to someone to try to persuade them
To keep asking or complaining to make someone do something
Encourage someone gently to start doing something
To gently persuade someone by praise or charm
Antonyms
How Forceful
Surface Forms
Etymology
Goad comes from an old English word gād that meant a pointed stick used to prod animals. So to goad someone is like 'prodding' them with words or actions to make them take action, often by annoying or challenging them.