- 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
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
Showrunner Jess Brownell says this season, they were is interested in prodding the wish-fulfillment fantasy many of us were introduced to at a young age.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 29, 2026
Then officers began calmly walking through the crowd, gently prodding people onto one side of the street to reopen it to traffic.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 29, 2026
At some stage, I began prodding him with a foot, the way he’d been doing to me earlier.
From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro
