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
  • 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
  • The tournament also aims to give high-level, meaningful competition for club teams, while spurring player development.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 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
  • The broader strategy connects battery recovery with a pressing infrastructure problem.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Two-thirds of that money has come from hedge fund manager Aaron Sosnick, who has been pressing city leaders on the expansion of bike lanes and bus lanes.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of pressing
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“Egging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/egging. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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