goaded in English

verb

1

provoke or annoy (someone) so as to stimulate some action or reaction.

he goaded her on to more daring revelations

synonyms: provoke, spur, prod, egg on, hound, badger, incite, rouse, stir, move, stimulate, motivate, prompt, induce, encourage, urge, inspire, impel, pressure, dragoon

2

drive or urge (an animal) on with a goad.

adjective

driven

verb

provoke, needle, spur, prick
provoke, spur, prod, egg on, hound, badger, incite, rouse, stir, move, stimulate, motivate, prompt, induce, encourage, urge, inspire, impel, pressure, dragoon
needle
spur
prick

Use "goaded" in a sentence

1. 13 They goaded him on to break the window.

2. 26 They goaded him on to break the window.

3. Thus goaded, the top brass launched an unusually serious attack.

4. Chapter 6: Oliver, Being Goaded by the Taunts of Noah, Rouses into Action, and Rather Astonishes Him

5. They marched on, goaded by a fanaticism which made everything possible, a manic gleam in the eye.

6. But the crowd, goaded on by the religious leaders, cried for Jesus to be impaled, although he was innocent.

7. 17 A gruesome ritual undertaken by the sorcerer-in-charge was to roast cats on spits until Big Ears was goaded into appearing.

8. 20 It was as if, having goaded her to the point of total capitulation, he'd opted for a wary cooling-off period.