goad
verb /ɡəʊd/
/ɡəʊd/
Verb Forms
Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they goad | /ɡəʊd/ /ɡəʊd/ |
| he / she / it goads | /ɡəʊdz/ /ɡəʊdz/ |
| past simple goaded | /ˈɡəʊdɪd/ /ˈɡəʊdɪd/ |
| past participle goaded | /ˈɡəʊdɪd/ /ˈɡəʊdɪd/ |
| -ing form goading | /ˈɡəʊdɪŋ/ /ˈɡəʊdɪŋ/ |
- to keep annoying somebody/something until they react
- goad somebody/something Goaded beyond endurance, she turned on him and hit out.
- goad somebody/something into (doing) something He finally goaded her into answering his question.
- goad somebody/something to do something She felt a needle of annoyance goading her to hit back.
Extra ExamplesTopics Personal qualitiesc2- 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.
- The coach never stops shouting and goading the youngsters.
Word OriginOld English gād, of Germanic origin.