"goaded" in the verb sense

1. spur, goad

give heart or courage to

2. goad

urge with or as if with a goad

3. goad, prick

stab or urge on as if with a pointed stick

4. needle, goad

annoy or provoke, as by constant criticism

"He needled her with his sarcastic remarks"

"goaded" in the adjective sense

1. driven, goaded

compelled forcibly by an outside agency

"mobs goaded by blind hatred"

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