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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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Some say he was possibly egging on the pitcher or responding to the home team’s rowdy dugout — but some are insistent he was gesturing toward center.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 26, 2024

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

Still, they’re banking on the affection for the series egging on a flow of customers for the stage adaptation.

From Washington Post • Apr. 20, 2023

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

For years, Germany has been secretly egging on the French to raise troubles against the English in Egypt.

From The International Spy Being the Secret History of the Russo-Japanese War by Upward, Allen