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Definition of Goading
1. Noun. A verbalization that encourages you to attempt something. "The ceaseless prodding got on his nerves"
Generic synonyms: Encouragement
Derivative terms: Goad, Goad, Goad, Goad, Goad, Prod, Prod, Spur, Spur, Urge
Definition of Goading
1. Verb. (present participle of goad) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Goading
1. goad [v] - See also: goad
Lexicographical Neighbors of Goading
Literary usage of Goading
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Iliad of Homer by Homer, John Graham Cordery (1871)
"He spoke ; Antilochus but drave the more, Like one who heard not, goading on his
steeds. Far as a quoit-cast from the shoulder thrown Of some fresh youth ..."
2. Diary of Gideon Welles, Secretary of the Navy Under Lincoln and Johnson by Gideon Welles (1911)
"... Stanton — Grant's Dislike for and Subjection to Stanton — His Indifference to
Human Life — Stanton goading the Radicals to Impeachment — He dreads being ..."
3. The Life and Correspondence of Rufus King: Comprising His Letters, Private by Rufus King (1896)
"... but carry on the War—Jefferson's Answer to New Haven Remonstrants—Troup to
King— Jefferson's System—Burr goading him on—Hamilton disgusted—King to ..."
4. The Works of Sallust by Sallust, Marcus Tullius Cicero (1807)
"tunes, and the goading reproaches of a guilty conscience; evils, which the crimes
of every day augmented. The general depravity of the times was a further ..."
5. Grounds and Rudiments of Law by William Taylor Hughes (1908)
"goading : 202 ; 7 Am. Cr. Rep. 149, 150, 443. Strike and strikes. Note, 79 Am.
St. 343. Seances; false pretenses; combination to cheat by, is indictable, ..."
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