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Definition
to a human: to provoke or encourage someone to do something — usually something bad and often provoking in an annoying manner
to an animal: to prod with a pointed stick to make it move
to an animal: to prod with a pointed stick to make it move
- Their goading glances and private snickers at her way of talking (saying "chil'ren") and dressing developed in her a desire for new clothes.4 — Spring (22% in)
There are no more uses of "goad" in The Bluest Eye.
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