goad vs urging what difference

what is difference between goad and urging

English

Etymology

From Middle English gode, from Old English gād (“goad”), from Proto-Germanic *gaidō (compare Old Norse gedda (“pike (fish)”), Lombardic gaida (“spear”)), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰey- (compare Old Irish gath (“spear”), Sanskrit हिन्वति (hinvati), हिनोति (hinoti, “to urge on, throw”), हेति (heti, “missile, projectile”)).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ɡəʊd/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ɡoʊd/
• Rhymes: -əʊd

Noun

goad (plural goads)

1. A long, pointed stick used to prod animals.
2. (figuratively) That which goads or incites; a stimulus.

Translations

Verb

goad (third-person singular simple present goads, present participle goading, simple past and past participle goaded)

1. To prod with a goad.
2. To encourage or stimulate.
3. To incite or provoke.

Translations

See also

• goat

Anagrams

• Goda, dago, doga

Scots

Etymology

From Old English god, of Germanic origin.

Noun

goad (plural goads)

1. God

English

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈɝd͡ʒɪŋ/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈɜːd͡ʒɪŋ/
• Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)dʒɪŋ
• Hyphenation: urging

Verb

urging

1. present participle of urge

Anagrams

• gruing

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