Meanings
adjectivegoading (comparative more goading, superlative most goading)
comparative more goading · superlative most goading
verb
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of goad
noungoading (plural goadings)
plural goadings
- The act by which somebody is goaded.
This fact refutes the doctrine that the goadings of a guilty conscience in this life, constitute the only punishment for sin[…]
1853, Orson Squire Fowler, Practical Phrenology
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna verbalization that encourages you to attempt something
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
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Chicago
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