Goad — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a pointed instrument that is used to prod into a state of motion

a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/hˈæɡ/

🇬🇧British English

/ɡˈəʊd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɡˈəʊd/

1 syllable Say it as /hˈæɡ/.

Examples

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

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

spurring prod prick urging goading spur needle prodding

Parts of Speech

noun	a pointed instrument that is used to prod into a state of motion
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

prod	verb	poke or thrust abruptly
goad	verb	stab or urge on as if with a pointed stick
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

Ansporn

ein spitzes Instrument, das dazu dient, in einen Bewegungszustand zu versetzen

🇫🇷French

aiguillon

un instrument pointu utilisé pour mettre en mouvement

🇪🇸Spanish

aguijón

Instrumento puntiagudo que se utiliza para provocar un estado de movimiento.

🇮🇹Italian

pungolo

uno strumento appuntito che viene utilizzato per stimolare uno stato di movimento

🇳🇱Dutch

prikkel

een puntig instrument dat wordt gebruikt om in beweging te komen

🇵🇹Portuguese

incitar

um instrumento pontiagudo que é usado para estimular um estado de movimento

🇷🇺Russian

стимул

заостренный инструмент, используемый для приведения в движение

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अंकुश

एक नुकीला उपकरण जिसका उपयोग गति की स्थिति में लाने के लिए किया जाता है

🇧🇩Bengali

গড

একটি সূক্ষ্ম যন্ত্র যা গতির অবস্থার মধ্যে উন্নীত করতে ব্যবহৃত হয়

🇮🇳Tamil

ஆடு

இயக்க நிலைக்குத் தூண்டுவதற்குப் பயன்படுத்தப்படும் ஒரு கூர்மையான கருவி

🇮🇳Telugu

గోడ్

చలన స్థితిలోకి ప్రేరేపించడానికి ఉపయోగించే ఒక కోణాల పరికరం

🇮🇳Marathi

चाल

एक टोकदार इन्स्ट्रुमेंट ज्याचा वापर गतीच्या अवस्थेत येण्यासाठी केला जातो

🇮🇳Gujarati

ગોડ

એક પોઇન્ટેડ ઇન્સ્ટ્રુમેન્ટ જેનો ઉપયોગ ગતિની સ્થિતિમાં લાવવા માટે થાય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಗೋಡ್

ಚಲನೆಯ ಸ್ಥಿತಿಗೆ ತಳ್ಳಲು ಬಳಸಲಾಗುವ ಮೊನಚಾದ ಉಪಕರಣ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഗോഡ്

ചലനാവസ്ഥയിലേക്ക് നയിക്കാൻ ഉപയോഗിക്കുന്ന ഒരു കൂർത്ത ഉപകരണം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮੰਜ਼ਿਲ

ਇੱਕ ਬਿੰਦੂ ਵਾਲਾ ਯੰਤਰ ਜੋ ਗਤੀ ਦੀ ਸਥਿਤੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਅੱਗੇ ਵਧਣ ਲਈ ਵਰਤਿਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

گاڈ

ایک نوک دار آلہ جو حرکت کی حالت میں تیار کرنے کے لیے استعمال ہوتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

刺激

用于刺入运动状态的尖头仪器

🇯🇵Japanese

強欲

運動状態を促すために使用される尖った器具

🇰🇷Korean

막대기

움직이는 상태로 찌르는 데 사용되는 뾰족한 도구

🇻🇳Vietnamese

gậy nhọn

một dụng cụ nhọn được sử dụng để chuyển sang trạng thái chuyển động

🇹🇭Thai

กระตุ้น

เครื่องมือปลายแหลมที่ใช้ในการแยงเข้าสู่สภาวะการเคลื่อนไหว

🇮🇩Indonesian

menghalau

instrumen runcing yang digunakan untuk mendorong ke keadaan gerak

🇵🇭Filipino

tukso

isang matulis na instrumento na ginagamit upang itulak sa isang estado ng paggalaw

🇲🇾Malay

tongkat

alat runcing yang digunakan untuk mendorong ke dalam keadaan bergerak

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

هدف

أداة مدببة تستخدم للحث على حالة الحركة

🇮🇷Persian

خوب

ابزاری نوک تیز که برای سوق دادن به حالت حرکت استفاده می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

kışkırtma

bir hareket durumuna sokmak için kullanılan sivri uçlu bir alet

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְדַרבֵּן

מכשיר מחודד המשמש לדחיפה למצב של תנועה

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