- present participle of prod.
prodding
Example Sentences
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Massie has been one of the loudest House voices prodding the Trump administration to release more information on the sex offender and his accomplices.
From Slate ● May 19, 2026
The military is prodding contractors to make their weapons more compatible with AI models.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 5, 2026
Its activist investing honcho, James Chadwick, once told a podcast his fund often gets involved at the prodding of a former insider or other person knowledgeable about a particular target company.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 17, 2026
City captain Silva started the game after recovering from a recent hamstring issue and was the catalyst for his side's comeback by prodding in the equaliser from a Haaland knockdown.
From BBC ● Feb. 8, 2026
Two weeks before, at Mariam’s prodding, Jalil had let on that an American film was playing at his cinema.
From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini
