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- [prod]
- /prɒd/
- /prɒd/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [prod]
- /prɒd/
Definitions of prodded word
- verb with object prodded to poke or jab with or as if with something pointed: I prodded him with my elbow. 1
- verb with object prodded to rouse or incite as if by poking; nag; goad. 1
- noun prodded the act of prodding; a poke or jab. 1
- noun prodded any of various pointed instruments used as a goad, especially an electrified rod that administers a mild shock: a cattle prod. 1
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Origin of prodded
First appearance:
before 1525 One of the 28% oldest English words
First recorded in 1525-35; origin uncertain
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Parts of speech for Prodded
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
prodded popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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noun prodded
- cued — a long, tapering rod, tipped with a soft leather pad, used to strike the ball in billiards, pool, etc.
- dug — a simple past tense and past participle of dig1. and dig2 .
- horsewhipped — Simple past tense and past participle of horsewhip.
- jabbed — a poke with the end or point of something; a sharp, quick thrust.
- knouted — Simple past tense and past participle of knout.
verb prodded
- dragooned — Simple past tense and past participle of dragoon.
- elbowed — Simple past tense and past participle of elbow.
- goosed — any of numerous wild or domesticated, web-footed swimming birds of the family Anatidae, especially of the genera Anser and Branta, most of which are larger and have a longer neck and legs than the ducks.
- innervated — to communicate nervous energy to; stimulate through nerves.
- innerved — Simple past tense and past participle of innerve.
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