EGGED (ON) Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

egged (on)

verb

past tense of egg (on)

as in urged

to try to persuade (someone) through earnest appeals to follow a course of action though exhausted, I was egged on by spectators to finish the marathon

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Both urged demonstrators to make their voices heard at the ballot box.

— Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 19 Oct. 2026
Student groups protesting since mid-September through school blockades have urged supporters to join them.

— SYLVIE CORBET, Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2026

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