goading

[goh-ding] / ˈgoʊ dɪŋ /

ADJECTIVE

provocative

Synonyms

STRONGEST

challenging disturbing exciting inspirational insulting offensive outrageous

WEAK

annoying galling heady incensing inciting influential intoxicating provoking pushing spurring stimulant stimulating

Antonyms

STRONGEST

pleasing

WEAK

repressive suppressive unexciting unprovocative unstimulating

NOUN

exhortation

Synonyms

STRONGEST

admonition encouragement entreaty sermon

STRONG

advice bidding caution counsel incitement instigation lecture persuasion preaching

WEAK

beseeching enjoinder

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What are you goaling the teams towards, in terms of a north star metric, for the discovery engine?

From The Verge • Aug. 30, 2022

And a goaling match was played, and all took part, save only the King, and Fionn, and myself and you, O Diarmid.

From The Book of Romance by Ford, H. J. (Henry Justice)

So all the rest of the tribes came out to take part in the goaling match, and the game lasted long, and neither won a goal.

From The Book of Romance by Ford, H. J. (Henry Justice)

goading

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