egging

The word “egging” has 2 syllables: egg-ing

It's pronounced as /ˈɛɡɪŋ/


What is synonym and antonym for egging?

In the thesaurus, “egging” has 10 synonyms.

Here are synonyms for egging along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for egging

  • exhorting
  • flogging
  • goading
  • hounding
  • pressing
  • pricking
  • prodding
  • prompting
  • spurring
  • whipping

Meanings of egging

  • verb
    1. To throw eggs at.
    2. To dip in or coat with beaten egg.
    3. To distort a circular cross-section (as in a tube) to an elliptical or oval shape, either inadvertently or intentionally.
    4. To encourage, incite.
  • noun
    1. The act of pelting with eggs.

Example Sentences

  • The group was caught egging the house, causing significant damage to the property.
  • The coach accused the rival fans of egging on their team with inflammatory chants.
  • The teenager was reprimanded for egging his friends to engage in reckless behavior.
  • The media coverage suggested that certain politicians were egging the public into divisive debates.
  • She felt responsible for egging her younger brother into the prank that led to trouble.

On this page you'll find 10 synonyms or another words to egging, such as: exhorting, flogging, goading, hounding, pressing, pricking, prodding.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

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  • asking
  • begging
  • bludging
  • coercing
  • conjuring
  • demanding
  • mooching
  • praying
  • requesting
  • requiring
  • scrounge
  • sponging

calling on

  • appoint
  • asking
  • authorize
  • ban
  • banking on
  • begging
  • bite
  • call
  • call for
  • contradict
  • direct
  • frequent
  • hit
  • hustle
  • inspect
  • inviting
  • looking to
  • oppose
  • petitioning
  • play
  • rebuff
  • refuse
  • refute
  • reject
  • relying
  • requesting
  • require
  • revoke
  • scrounge
  • see
  • standing on
  • stay at
  • talk
  • tell
  • tour
  • turn down
  • withhold

calling upon

  • administer
  • admonish
  • advise
  • announce
  • apply
  • appoint
  • ask
  • asking
  • assemble
  • authorize
  • banking on
  • beg
  • begging
  • beseech
  • bite
  • call
  • call for
  • call in
  • call on
  • cause
  • caution
  • claim
  • come by
  • come over
  • compel
  • conduct
  • confess
  • contest
  • convene
  • declare
  • demand
  • direct
  • disclose
  • dominate
  • draft
  • encourage
  • enjoin
  • exorcise
  • expect
  • explain
  • express
  • gather
  • govern
  • guide
  • handle
  • hustle
  • implore
  • incite
  • inform
  • instruct
  • invite
  • inviting
  • invoke
  • involve
  • looking to
  • maintain
  • mention
  • mobilize
  • notify
  • obligate
  • oblige
  • operate
  • order
  • oversee
  • persuade
  • petition
  • petitioning
  • plead
  • pop in
  • pray
  • preach
  • prod
  • propose
  • recall
  • refer
  • regulate
  • relying
  • report
  • request
  • requesting
  • require
  • reveal
  • run
  • say
  • scrounge
  • seek
  • speak
  • standing on
  • state
  • submit
  • subpoena
  • sue
  • suggest
  • summon
  • supervise
  • take
  • take care of
  • take over
  • tell
  • train
  • turn up
  • urge
  • use

kicking around

kicking back


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