prodding


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prod

 (prŏd)
tr.v. prod·ded, prod·ding, prods
1. To jab or poke, as with a pointed object.
2. To goad to action; incite.
n.
1. A pointed object used to prod: a cattle prod.
2. An incitement; a stimulus.
[Origin unknown.]
prod′der n.

Prod

or prod  (prŏd)
n. Offensive Slang
Used as a disparaging term for a Protestant.
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prodding

(ˈprɒdɪŋ)
n
1. the act or an instance of poking or jabbing with or as if with a pointed object
2. the act or an instance of rousing or urging to action: She did her chores without prodding..
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.prodding - a verbalization that encourages you to attempt somethingprodding - a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something; "the ceaseless prodding got on his nerves"
goading, prod, spur, spurring, urging, goad
encouragement - the expression of approval and support
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Translations

prodding

[ˈprɒdɪŋ] n (= prompting) → encouragement m
without prodding → sans qu'on l'y encourage or sans qu'on les y encourage
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For, when a man with a wooden leg lies prone on his stomach to peep under bedsteads; and hops up ladders, like some extinct bird, to survey the tops of presses and cupboards; and provides himself an iron rod which he is always poking and prodding into dust-mounds; the probability is that he expects to find something.
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They were shaking and prodding him into consciousness.
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All the while, the World Bank should be on the front lines prodding, and helping these nations to embrace necessary reforms.
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