prodding
Example Sentences
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There’s no on-camera host prodding the homicide victim’s mother to cry.
The next day, after more prodding by Amelia’s father, police received permission to search some parts of the house but found no sign of her.
From Los Angeles Times
The dolphins crowded Roz, studying her and prodding her and chattering to themselves.
From Literature
The negotiations continued to falter for the next several months as the Israeli leader resisted prodding from the White House.
After working for several years as a federal public defender, she decided to run for judge at the prodding of a mentor.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
