prod
3
4.4
- noun
- /prɒd/
:
empujón
- He gave his teammate a friendly prod to encourage him to practice more.
- a gentle prod
And, and so, you know, a little prodding and they came forward and they and they told a great story.
- And, and so, you know, a little prodding and they came forward and they and they told a great story.
- it's vitals checked, you know, and it needs some prodding.
Examples
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Evidence that other countries perform better than the United States in ensuring the health of their populations is a sure prod to the reformist impulse.
Blog text (23) -
On the other hand, a desire to conduct transnational research might also serve as a possible prod to enlarge the domestic U.S. configurations of "American Studies" to better match those abroad.
Academic text (2003) -
Let me have a bit of a prod at her first.
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I give her a little prod.
Fiction book (1998) -
Whether I agree with the reviewer or not, sometimes it's the prod that gets me looking at another aspect of storytelling.
Blog text (20) -
Gets the creative juices flowing, helps me to identify with others like me, and makes me want to get out there and do something. Well, actually I am a doer, but sometimes I need a prod or two to feel confident in certain areas. So many thanks!
Blog text (18) -
But Miss Macie, our conscience, our prod, sometimes imagines things—
Fiction book (1995) -
Geographers have introduced the concept into disciplines other than philosophy and ecology as a basis for comprehending landscape, as a starting point for restoring endangered nonliving resources, as a focus of environmental debate, and as a prod to encourage landscape or environmental managers to adopt a creative approach and an openness to alternative views and solutions.
Academic text (1993) -
My friend needed a little prod to finish her project on time.
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A gentle prod from the teacher helped the students participate in the discussion.
Synonyms
23
3.9
A strong request or feeling that pushes someone to act
15
4.1
A short comment that encourages someone to do something
10
4.1
Encouragement from someone who keeps asking you to do something
1
7.0
An act of trying to make someone do something by teasing or urging them again and again
1
3.8
Encouraging someone to do something by suggesting it
1
7.4
Something that urges someone to act, often by provoking or challenging them
Words from a coach or friend that encourage someone to try something
Antonyms
66
6.6
Something that makes people less likely to do something, often by fear of punishment
How Insistent
Surface Forms
Etymology
Prod as a noun for an act of encouragement is like a gentle 'poke' with words or a reminder, so a friendly prod helps someone start or make a decision.