prodded; prodding
2
: to poke or stir as if with a prod
: to urge someone on
prodder
noun
1
: a pointed instrument used to prod
2
: an incitement to act
needed a few prods to remember her lines
chiefly Ireland, often disparaging + offensive
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Examples of prod in a Sentence
Verb
She prodded him in the ribs to get his attention.
She was prodded into joining the team.
Noun (1)
She gave him a sharp prod in the back.
He picked up a stick and used it as a prod to get the donkey moving.
He needed a few prods to remember his lines.
She called me and gave me a prod about finishing the report.
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Peter Georgescu, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
But does this list of schools give reason to prod bold, fresh thinking and action on what can be done to get them off of lists such as this one?
—Alan J. Borsuk, Journal Sentinel, 23 Oct. 2024
Tina Reed, Axios, 29 Oct. 2024
And a calf is shocked with an electric prod to the face at Empire Livestock Auction in New York to keep the animal moving.
—Jessica Scott-Reid, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
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Verb
The parties then spent several more weeks at the bargaining table, with the Biden administration prodding them.
—Peter Georgescu, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
But does this list of schools give reason to prod bold, fresh thinking and action on what can be done to get them off of lists such as this one?
—Alan J. Borsuk, Journal Sentinel, 23 Oct. 2024
Noun
Federal regulators are confronting a new twist in drug development: manufacturers that include software with the medicine to prod patients to take pills as directed, manage side effects or track how well a treatment works.
—Tina Reed, Axios, 29 Oct. 2024
And a calf is shocked with an electric prod to the face at Empire Livestock Auction in New York to keep the animal moving.
—Jessica Scott-Reid, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
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“Prod.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prod. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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prod
1 of 2 verb
prodded; prodding
1
: to poke with something
2
: to stir a person or animal to action
kept prodding me to reveal the secret
prodder
noun
prod
2 of 2 noun1
: something used for prodding
2
: an act of prodding : a sharp urging or reminder
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