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egged 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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As a first-year computer science student in Hanoi, Hoang Le started trading crypto from his university dorm room, egged on by his gamer friends who were making a killing.

From Barron's • Feb. 15, 2026

The newspapers were egged on by the American Maj.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 14, 2025

On this sunny day, however, the goats are streaming down the hill to a new grazing area, egged on by the indefatigable herding dog Bernie.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 26, 2023

In the late 1970s and early 1980s, then-Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser was egged on several occasions.

From Salon • Mar. 30, 2023

He held his stick in the air and egged on the crowd again.

From "Tradition" by Brendan Kiely