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egged Definition and Meaning in English (egged definition)

verb
Synonyms:incitedurgedprovoked
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Egged definition: To have strongly encouraged or urged someone to do something, often something foolish or dangerous, typically in the past.

Definitions of Egged

  1. 1verb(informal)

    To have strongly encouraged or urged someone to do something, often something foolish or dangerous, typically in the past.

Example Sentences

casual

“The crowd egged him on to jump into the cold water.”

casual

“She was egged into trying the spicy chili by her friends.”

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infinitiveegg
third person singulareggs
present participleegging
nounegg
pluraleggs

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Egged definition: To have strongly encouraged or urged someone to do something, often something foolish or dangerous, typically in the past.
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'Egged' translates to 'egged' in English. Egged definition: To have strongly encouraged or urged someone to do something, often something foolish or dangerous, typically in the past.
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