Prod
verb
To poke or push something or someone, usually with your finger or a pointed object.
She prodded the cake with her fork to see if it was ready.
Often appears as...
- prod someone
- prod something
verb
To encourage somebody to do something.
He needed a little prodding to apply for the job.
Often appears as...
- prod someone into
- prod into action
noun
The act of poking or pushing something.
A prod of her finger sent the tiny boat spinning.
Often appears as...
- give a prod
- with a prod
noun
Long stick used for urging animals forward.
The shepherd used the prod to guide the sheep.
Often appears as...
- shepherd's prod
- use the prod
verb
To poke or push something or someone, usually with your finger or a pointed object.
She prodded the cake with her fork to see if it was ready.
Often appears as...
- prod someone
- prod something
verb
To encourage somebody to do something.
He needed a little prodding to apply for the job.
Often appears as...
- prod someone into
- prod into action
noun
The act of poking or pushing something.
A prod of her finger sent the tiny boat spinning.
Often appears as...
- give a prod
- with a prod
noun
Long stick used for urging animals forward.
The shepherd used the prod to guide the sheep.
Often appears as...
- shepherd's prod
- use the prod
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Physical contact
Using 'prod' suggests that someone is being physically touched, which could be invasive or annoying.
He prodded my shoulder to get my attention.
Pro Tip 2/3Literal action
'Prod' is often used to describe a specific, deliberate poking action, rather than an accidental one.
The child prodded the balloon with a stick.
Pro Tip 3/3Figurative use
Sometimes 'prod' can be used figuratively to suggest inciting an emotion or reaction.
Her comments prodded his anger.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical contact
Using 'prod' suggests that someone is being physically touched, which could be invasive or annoying.
He prodded my shoulder to get my attention.
Pro Tip 2/3Literal action
'Prod' is often used to describe a specific, deliberate poking action, rather than an accidental one.
The child prodded the balloon with a stick.
Pro Tip 3/3Figurative use
Sometimes 'prod' can be used figuratively to suggest inciting an emotion or reaction.
Her comments prodded his anger.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical contact
Using 'prod' suggests that someone is being physically touched, which could be invasive or annoying.
He prodded my shoulder to get my attention.
Pro Tip 2/3Literal action
'Prod' is often used to describe a specific, deliberate poking action, rather than an accidental one.
The child prodded the balloon with a stick.
Pro Tip 3/3Figurative use
Sometimes 'prod' can be used figuratively to suggest inciting an emotion or reaction.
Her comments prodded his anger.
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Video examples
It's not fair having 12...
The doors open, the kids descend on this table of legs, and they are poking and prodding, and they're wiggling toes, and they're trying to put their full weight on the sprinting leg to see what happens with that. And I said, "Kids, really quickly -- I woke up this morning, I decided I wanted to be able to jump over a house --
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To overcome challenges,...
by the doctors and nurses for sure but maybe more so in my own mind, and I found myself comparing what I thought I was going to be able to do going forward with what I once was able to do. And I became pretty frustrated. It took some very consistent prodding from my wife, who kept saying,
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Grief and love in the...
and it was clear to the sanctuary that he had to be euthanized humanely, and he was. But then the sanctuary workers did a brilliant thing, because they brought Harper to the body to see. And at first, Harper prodded the body of his friend, but then he laid himself over it,
Video examples
A story about knots and...
the surgeon came in and whipped the sheet off of me he had three or four friends with him and he does that and they all look and there's there was no infection and there they bend over me and they're poking and prodding and they like there's no hematomas look at the
Video examples
Anastasia Taylor-Lind:...
I looked as well and even I was only looking at myself to try and avoid my reflection in the picture but still I realized that it did it did eat away at these girls self-esteem they're being you know they're constantly being measured and prodded and that's not a
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Ed Gavagan: A story...
and whipped the sheet off of me. He had three or four friends with him, and he does that, and they all look, and there was no infection, and they bend over me and they're poking and prodding, and they're like, "There's no hematomas, blah blah,
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How did we get fertility...
But what about the sperm? Why have none of my male friends or the guys I've dated been exposed to this same pressure? Well, we know from historical data that for generations, research into fertility has focused on poking and prodding uteruses,
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How we explore...
this eyebrow raise is about a four. I spent hours, days, weeks in secret meetings, arguing with my colleagues over this little bump, poking and prodding it with our most ruthless experimental sticks to see if it would withstand scrutiny.
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Let’s put compassion...
mr. Reagan never pride or prodded for why some of us wanted to stay at school until 8 o'clock at night he just met us
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Oklahoma Catfish...
at last after seven long hours spent hunting poking and prodding in Oklahoma Lakes success it's a colossal catfish
Video examples
It's not fair having 12...
The doors open, the kids descend on this table of legs, and they are poking and prodding, and they're wiggling toes, and they're trying to put their full weight on the sprinting leg to see what happens with that. And I said, "Kids, really quickly -- I woke up this morning, I decided I wanted to be able to jump over a house --
Video examples
To overcome challenges,...
by the doctors and nurses for sure but maybe more so in my own mind, and I found myself comparing what I thought I was going to be able to do going forward with what I once was able to do. And I became pretty frustrated. It took some very consistent prodding from my wife, who kept saying,
Video examples
Grief and love in the...
and it was clear to the sanctuary that he had to be euthanized humanely, and he was. But then the sanctuary workers did a brilliant thing, because they brought Harper to the body to see. And at first, Harper prodded the body of his friend, but then he laid himself over it,
Video examples
A story about knots and...
the surgeon came in and whipped the sheet off of me he had three or four friends with him and he does that and they all look and there's there was no infection and there they bend over me and they're poking and prodding and they like there's no hematomas look at the
Video examples
Anastasia Taylor-Lind:...
I looked as well and even I was only looking at myself to try and avoid my reflection in the picture but still I realized that it did it did eat away at these girls self-esteem they're being you know they're constantly being measured and prodded and that's not a
Video examples
Ed Gavagan: A story...
and whipped the sheet off of me. He had three or four friends with him, and he does that, and they all look, and there was no infection, and they bend over me and they're poking and prodding, and they're like, "There's no hematomas, blah blah,
Video examples
How did we get fertility...
But what about the sperm? Why have none of my male friends or the guys I've dated been exposed to this same pressure? Well, we know from historical data that for generations, research into fertility has focused on poking and prodding uteruses,
Video examples
How we explore...
this eyebrow raise is about a four. I spent hours, days, weeks in secret meetings, arguing with my colleagues over this little bump, poking and prodding it with our most ruthless experimental sticks to see if it would withstand scrutiny.
Video examples
Let’s put compassion...
mr. Reagan never pride or prodded for why some of us wanted to stay at school until 8 o'clock at night he just met us
Video examples
Oklahoma Catfish...
at last after seven long hours spent hunting poking and prodding in Oklahoma Lakes success it's a colossal catfish
Example 1 of 10
Quote examples
Ze Frank
American Comedian
I consider creativity to be a more non-rational, subconscious thing. You have a relationship to your creativity - you can feed it with content, with some rational prodding and sleep and things like that, but the mechanisms by which your creativity work are largely unknown.
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David Harsanyi
American Journalist
The crusade to convince us that global warming can only be dealt with by wealth destruction and higher energy prices began with an effort to 'raise awareness,' which turned into some delicate nanny-state prodding before efforts to artificially inflate prices.
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Eskinder Nega
Ethiopian Journalist
Tyranny is increasingly unsustainable in this post-cold-war era. It is doomed to failure. But it must be prodded to exit the stage with a whimper - not the bang that extremists long for.
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Sonia Sotomayor
American Judge
I savor life. When you have anything that threatens life... it prods you into stepping back and really appreciating the value of life and taking from it what you can.
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James Mercer
American Musician
The way I was brought up, there was a little bit of prodding to do something more practical, and I wasted a lot of time trying to be a practical person.
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Helena Bonham Carter
British Actress
It's different when you're an actor and playing a part, but when it's just you, you feel immensely vulnerable have strangers prodding and prying.
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Gail Sheehy
American Writer
In the case of my husband, we found that facing a life-threatening illness prodded us to make a dramatic change in our lives.
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Winston Churchill
British Statesman
I am certainly not one of those who need to be prodded. In fact, if anything, I am the prod.
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Caroline Flack
English Celebrity
Relationships are bloody hard enough without people prodding them.
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Adam Cohen
American Journalist
Lawsuits prod companies to make their products safer.
Quote examples
Ze Frank
American Comedian
I consider creativity to be a more non-rational, subconscious thing. You have a relationship to your creativity - you can feed it with content, with some rational prodding and sleep and things like that, but the mechanisms by which your creativity work are largely unknown.
Quote examples
David Harsanyi
American Journalist
The crusade to convince us that global warming can only be dealt with by wealth destruction and higher energy prices began with an effort to 'raise awareness,' which turned into some delicate nanny-state prodding before efforts to artificially inflate prices.
Quote examples
Eskinder Nega
Ethiopian Journalist
Tyranny is increasingly unsustainable in this post-cold-war era. It is doomed to failure. But it must be prodded to exit the stage with a whimper - not the bang that extremists long for.
Quote examples
Sonia Sotomayor
American Judge
I savor life. When you have anything that threatens life... it prods you into stepping back and really appreciating the value of life and taking from it what you can.
Quote examples
James Mercer
American Musician
The way I was brought up, there was a little bit of prodding to do something more practical, and I wasted a lot of time trying to be a practical person.
Quote examples
Helena Bonham Carter
British Actress
It's different when you're an actor and playing a part, but when it's just you, you feel immensely vulnerable have strangers prodding and prying.
Quote examples
Gail Sheehy
American Writer
In the case of my husband, we found that facing a life-threatening illness prodded us to make a dramatic change in our lives.
Quote examples
Winston Churchill
British Statesman
I am certainly not one of those who need to be prodded. In fact, if anything, I am the prod.
Quote examples
Caroline Flack
English Celebrity
Relationships are bloody hard enough without people prodding them.
Quote examples
Adam Cohen
American Journalist
Lawsuits prod companies to make their products safer.
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