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egging on

VERB

push to do something

Synonyms

WEAK

agitate arouse drive encourage excite exhort goad incite instigate pique prick prod prompt propel rally sic spur stimulate stir up urge whip up

Antonyms

WEAK

discourage dissuade hold back talk out of

Example Sentences

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Katchouk celebrated his third of the season by holding his right hand up to the side of his helmet, egging on the crowd for more noise.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 5, 2024

Shields has a field day playing Hook, egging on the traditional booing of the character with snide remarks to the audience.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 14, 2023

But for the most part, these are the masters, not mistresses, of the universe, egging on Musk to buy Twitter because of the changes he could make or the fun they could all have.

From Washington Post • Oct. 1, 2022

By 2015 he was egging on his old pal Donald Trump to run for president again, for real this time.

From Salon • Sep. 28, 2022

Why did you not say so then, instead of egging on a poor ignorant old man?

From The Eleven Comedies, Volume 1 by Aristophanes