Goading — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something

give heart or courage to

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/hæɡˈædɪk/

🇬🇧British English

/ɡˈəʊdɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɡˈəʊdɪŋ/

2 syllables Say it as /hæɡˈædɪk/.

Examples

the ceaseless prodding got on his nerves
He needled her with his sarcastic remarks

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

spurring prod prick urging spur needle goad prodding

Parts of Speech

noun	a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something “the ceaseless prodding got on his nerves”
verb	give heart or courage to
verb	urge with or as if with a goad
verb	stab or urge on as if with a pointed stick
verb	goad or provoke,as by constant criticism “He needled her with his sarcastic remarks”

Word Forms

goad	verb	goad or provoke,as by constant criticism
prod	verb	urge on; cause to act
urge	verb	force or impel in an indicated direction
spur	verb	give heart or courage to
spur	noun	a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something
goad	noun	a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something
goading	noun	a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

anstacheln

eine Verbalisierung, die Sie dazu ermutigt, etwas zu versuchen

🇫🇷French

aiguillonner

une verbalisation qui vous encourage à tenter quelque chose

🇪🇸Spanish

incitar

una verbalización que te anima a intentar algo

🇮🇹Italian

pungolo

una verbalizzazione che ti incoraggia a tentare qualcosa

🇳🇱Dutch

prikkelen

een verbalisatie die je aanmoedigt om iets te proberen

🇵🇹Portuguese

incitar

uma verbalização que o incentiva a tentar algo

🇷🇺Russian

подстрекательство

вербализация, которая побуждает вас попытаться что-то сделать

India

🇮🇳Hindi

उकसाना

एक मौखिकीकरण जो आपको कुछ प्रयास करने के लिए प्रोत्साहित करता है

🇮🇳Tamil

செல்லுதல்

ஏதாவது முயற்சி செய்ய உங்களை ஊக்குவிக்கும் ஒரு வாய்மொழி

🇮🇳Telugu

వెళ్ళడం

ఏదైనా ప్రయత్నించమని మిమ్మల్ని ప్రోత్సహిస్తున్న మౌఖికీకరణ

🇮🇳Marathi

मार्गस्थ

एक शाब्दिकीकरण जे तुम्हाला काहीतरी प्रयत्न करण्यास प्रोत्साहित करते

🇮🇳Gujarati

ગોડિંગ

એક મૌખિકીકરણ જે તમને કંઈક પ્રયાસ કરવા પ્રોત્સાહિત કરે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಾಗುತ್ತಿದೆ

ಏನನ್ನಾದರೂ ಪ್ರಯತ್ನಿಸಲು ನಿಮ್ಮನ್ನು ಪ್ರೋತ್ಸಾಹಿಸುವ ಮೌಖಿಕೀಕರಣ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പോകുന്നു

എന്തെങ്കിലും ശ്രമിക്കാൻ നിങ്ങളെ പ്രേരിപ്പിക്കുന്ന ഒരു വാചാലത

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਚੱਲ ਰਿਹਾ ਹੈ

ਇੱਕ ਜ਼ੁਬਾਨੀਕਰਣ ਜੋ ਤੁਹਾਨੂੰ ਕਿਸੇ ਚੀਜ਼ ਦੀ ਕੋਸ਼ਿਸ਼ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ ਉਤਸ਼ਾਹਿਤ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

جانے والا

ایک لفظی بیان جو آپ کو کچھ کرنے کی ترغیب دیتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

刺激

鼓励你尝试某事的言语

🇯🇵Japanese

煽る

何かを試みることを奨励する言語化

🇰🇷Korean

고딩

무언가를 시도하도록 격려하는 언어 표현

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự thúc giục

một lời nói khuyến khích bạn thử một cái gì đó

🇹🇭Thai

การกระตุ้น

วาจาที่กระตุ้นให้คุณพยายามบางสิ่งบางอย่าง

🇮🇩Indonesian

mengarah

verbalisasi yang mendorong Anda untuk mencoba sesuatu

🇵🇭Filipino

pag-uudyok

isang verbalization na naghihikayat sa iyo na subukan ang isang bagay

🇲🇾Malay

menghasut

verbalisasi yang menggalakkan anda mencuba sesuatu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

استفزاز

اللفظية التي تشجعك على تجربة شيء ما

🇮🇷Persian

سرزنش کردن

شفاهی که شما را تشویق می کند تا کاری را انجام دهید

🇹🇷Turkish

kışkırtma

sizi bir şeyi denemeye teşvik eden bir sözlü anlatım

🇮🇱Hebrew

דִרבּוּן

מילולית שמעודדת אותך לנסות משהו

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