prodding
Definitions
Noun
- A verbalization that encourages you to attempt something
Verb
- To push against gently
- Urge on; cause to act
- Poke or thrust abruptly
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Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "prodding".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | planning | 2 | 129 |
| 2 | operating | 4 | 87 |
| 3 | painting | 2 | 59 |
| 4 | spending | 2 | 41 |
| 5 | parking | 2 | 31 |
| 6 | approaching | 3 | 27 |
| 7 | placing | 2 | 27 |
| 8 | pointing | 2 | 26 |
| 9 | pressing | 2 | 25 |
| 10 | preaching | 2 | 17 |
| 11 | spreading | 2 | 16 |
| 12 | pending | 2 | 14 |
| 13 | pleading | 2 | 12 |
| 14 | pleasing | 2 | 10 |
| 15 | panting | 2 | 9 |
| 16 | plumbing | 2 | 9 |
| 17 | pursuing | 3 | 9 |
| 18 | sporting | 2 | 9 |
| 19 | pumping | 2 | 8 |
| 20 | pricing | 2 | 7 |
| 21 | pounding | 2 | 6 |
| 22 | sprouting | 2 | 6 |
| 23 | probing | 2 | 5 |
| 24 | proving | 2 | 5 |
| 25 | sprawling | 2 | 5 |
| 26 | parting | 2 | 4 |
| 27 | plodding | 2 | 4 |
| 28 | piercing | 2 | 3 |
| 29 | splashing | 2 | 3 |
| 30 | splitting | 2 | 3 |
| 31 | applauding | 3 | 2 |
| 32 | parading | 3 | 2 |
| 33 | pelting | 2 | 2 |
| 34 | pinching | 2 | 2 |
| 35 | plotting | 2 | 2 |
| 36 | praising | 2 | 2 |
| 37 | priming | 2 | 2 |
| 38 | prowling | 2 | 2 |
| 39 | pulsing | 2 | 2 |
| 40 | punching | 2 | 2 |
| 41 | puttering | 3 | 2 |
| 42 | springing | 2 | 2 |
| 43 | appointing | 3 | 1 |
| 44 | appraising | 3 | 1 |
| 45 | approving | 3 | 1 |
| 46 | pasting | 2 | 1 |
| 47 | perusing | 3 | 1 |
| 48 | pickering | 3 | 1 |
| 49 | plucking | 2 | 1 |
| 50 | plugging | 2 | 1 |
| 51 | preening | 2 | 1 |
| 52 | propping | 2 | 1 |
| 53 | spalding | 2 | 1 |
| 54 | sparling | 2 | 1 |
| 55 | splicing | 2 | 1 |
| 56 | upcoming | 3 | 1 |
| 57 | uprising | 3 | 1 |
| 58 | upsetting | 3 | 1 |
| 59 | erpelding | 3 | 0 |
| 60 | oppressing | 3 | 0 |
| 61 | optioning | 3 | 0 |
| 62 | papering | 3 | 0 |
| 63 | paroling | 3 | 0 |
| 64 | parsing | 2 | 0 |
| 65 | paulding | 2 | 0 |
| 66 | peppering | 3 | 0 |
| 67 | perjuring | 3 | 0 |
| 68 | petering | 3 | 0 |
| 69 | pickling | 2 | 0 |
| 70 | pimping | 2 | 0 |
| 71 | pitying | 3 | 0 |
| 72 | plaguing | 2 | 0 |
| 73 | plaiting | 2 | 0 |
| 74 | plating | 2 | 0 |
| 75 | pledging | 2 | 0 |
| 76 | porting | 2 | 0 |
| 77 | posting | 2 | 0 |
| 78 | pouncing | 2 | 0 |
| 79 | powdering | 3 | 0 |
| 80 | prepping | 2 | 0 |
| 81 | proofing | 2 | 0 |
| 82 | pruning | 2 | 0 |
| 83 | pulping | 2 | 0 |
| 84 | purveying | 3 | 0 |
| 85 | spanking | 2 | 0 |
| 86 | sparking | 2 | 0 |
| 87 | spattering | 3 | 0 |
| 88 | spaulding | 2 | 0 |
| 89 | splurging | 2 | 0 |
| 90 | spraining | 2 | 0 |
| 91 | sprucing | 2 | 0 |
| 92 | sputtering | 3 | 0 |
| 93 | updating | 3 | 0 |
| 94 | uploading | 3 | 0 |
| 95 | uprooting | 3 | 0 |
| 96 | upsizing | 3 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "prodding".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | providing | 3 | 59 |
| 2 | producing | 3 | 35 |
| 3 | proceeding | 3 | 12 |
| 4 | nodding | 2 | 7 |
| 5 | proving | 2 | 5 |
| 6 | probing | 2 | 5 |
| 7 | rodding | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | plodding | 2 | 4 |
| 9 | prodigy | 3 | 3 |
| 10 | padding | 2 | 3 |
| 11 | protruding | 3 | 3 |
| 12 | ridding | 2 | 2 |
| 13 | redding | 2 | 1 |
| 14 | pudding | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | hodding | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | godding | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | eroding | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | codding | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | rodin | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | prong | 1 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "prodding" in a sentence.
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Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "prodding" in a sentence.
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Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "prodding" in the same piece of text.
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Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "prodding".
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 4
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 96
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
📰 This Word in the News:
Pelosi Has a History of Prodding China Over Human Rights
Aug 2, 2022 VOA - Voice of America English News
Aug 2, 2022 VOA - Voice of America English News
There’s no ‘poking or prodding’ by doctors allowed in this room at a CT hospital.
Sep 11, 2025 Hartford Courant
Sep 11, 2025 Hartford Courant
Disney says it hopes Florida anti-L.G.B.T.Q. law is repealed or ‘struck down by the courts.’ (Published 2022)
Mar 28, 2022 The New York Times
Mar 28, 2022 The New York Times
Lee Seo-jin sweats over marriage prodding on SBS after praise for late fatherhood example
Oct 18, 2025 Chosunbiz
Oct 18, 2025 Chosunbiz
Murkowski, Sullivan among senators prodding British Columbia on mining pollution along border
Jun 13, 2019 Anchorage Daily News
Jun 13, 2019 Anchorage Daily News

