goad, goading, prod, prodding, urging, spur, spurring
(noun) a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something; “the ceaseless prodding got on his nerves”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
goading
present participle of goad
goading (plural goadings)
The act by which somebody is goaded.
Source: Wiktionary
Goad, n. Etym: [AS. gad; perh. akin to AS. gar a dart, and E. gore. See Gore, v. t.]
Definition: A pointed instrument used to urge on a beast; hence, any necessity that urges or stimulates. The daily goad urging him to the daily toil. Macaulay.
Goad, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Goaded; p. pr. & vb. n. Goading.]
Definition: To prick; to drive with a goad; hence, to urge forward, or to rouse by anything pungent, severe, irritating, or inflaming; to stimulate. That temptation that doth goad us on. Shak.
Syn.
– To urge; stimulate; excite; arouse; irritate; incite; instigate.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
4 February 2025
(noun) a small plastic magnetic disk enclosed in a stiff envelope with a radial slit; used to store data or programs for a microcomputer; “floppy disks are noted for their relatively slow speed and small capacity and low price”
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
