egged

verb

Definition of eggednext
past tense of egg
as in goaded

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  1. spurred
  2. whipped
  3. pressed
Verb
  • The weakness in the economy had spurred calls for lower rates, including from senior government officials.
    Dylan Butts, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2024
  • So far, however, Chinese authorities have focused on upgrading the export-reliant manufacturing sector instead, with remarkable success in electric vehicles, solar energy and batteries that has spurred pushback from key trade partners.
    Reuters, CNN, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of spurred
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  • The Franklin Fire ignited Monday night after days of extremely dangerous fire conditions when Santa Ana winds whipped across the region.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Before turning back, many of them whipped out their phones to snap a photo of the divers.
    Cedar Attanasio and Michael R. Sisak, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of whipped
Verb
  • In his own testimony, auctioneer Jeff Tanenbaum defended the sale process when Jones’ lawyers pressed him over not holding a live auction.
    Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 11 Dec. 2024
  • In his own testimony, auctioneer Jeff Tanenbaum defended the sale process when Jones’ lawyers pressed him over not holding a live auction.
    Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of pressed
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