Definitions
annoy or provoke, as by constant criticism
Word origin
From Middle English gode, from Old English gād (“goad”), from Proto-Germanic *gaidō (compare Old Norse gedda (“pike (fish)”), Lombardic gaida (“spear”)), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰey- (compare Old Irish gath (“spear”), Sanskrit हिन्वति (hinvati), हिनोति (hinoti, “to urge on, throw”), हेति (heti, “missile, projectile”)). Doublet of gad and yard; see also xyston.
Used in a sentence
“the daily goad urging him to the daily toil”
“I might have been an unfortunate little bull in a Spanish arena, I got so smartingly touched up by these moral goads.”
“goading a boy to fight”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Prod into action”4 letters
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