egging

verb

Definition of eggingnext
present participle of egg
as in goading

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  1. spurring
  2. exhorting
  3. whipping
  4. pressing
Verb
  • For one, the odd objects have sparked a visual public mayday and melee — one that might be mirroring elements of the ongoing unidentified anomalous phenomenon (UAP) issue, spurring talk of secretive saucer crashes by run-amok alien crewmembers with expired driver licenses.
    Leonard David, Space.com, 21 Dec. 2024
  • However, the flip side is that the pace of quantum development is spurring the crypto community into building solutions and planning for the worst.
    Nimrod Lehavi, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of spurring
Verb
  • In its opening scene, from George Harrison’s 1971 Concert for Bangladesh, Preston starts singing the warmly exhorting gospel song that gives the film its name.
    David Browne, Rolling Stone, 22 Nov. 2024
  • On an August day in 2011, a man stood outside City Hall in Newark, New Jersey, exhorting a crowd through a wireless microphone.
    Kelefa Sanneh, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2024
Definition of exhorting
Verb
  • Instead of whipping the ball into the box, the ball was played short to Adams at the top of United’s penalty area.
    Felipe Cardenas, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Chefs have attempted to remedy this by whipping the egg whites to add some airiness, but even then, the result is plenty thick.
    Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of whipping
Verb
  • While any team could make room for Burnes on their roster, the Red Sox don't have a pressing need on the mound after adding Buehler and Garrett Crochet.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Major capital projects like the new Dulaney and Towson High Schools, roads, libraries, police and fire stations and many other capital needs are pressing.
    Tom Quirk, Baltimore Sun, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of pressing
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