goad

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

goad [goad goads goaded goading] verb, noun BrE [ɡəʊd] NAmE [ɡoʊd]
verb
to keep irritating or annoying sb/sth until they react
•~ sb/sth Goaded beyond endurance, she turned on him and hit out.
•~ sb/sth into sth/into doing sth He finally goaded her into answering his question.
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
Old English gād, of Germanic origin.

Example Bank:
•He goaded her into saying more than she intended.
•His uncompromising style goads the reader into political action.
•She didn't answer him or try to goad him any further.
•She felt a needle of annoyance goading her to retaliate.
•The coach never stops shouting and goading the youngsters.
Derived: ↑goad somebody on
 
noun
1. a pointed stick used for making cows, etc. move forwards
2. something that makes sb do sth, usually by annoying them
•The offer of economic help is intended to act as a goad to political reform.

Word Origin:
Old English gād, of Germanic origin.
 

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  goading, prod, prodding, urging, spur, spurring, needle, prick