goading

Plural: goadings

Noun

• a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something
• The act by which somebody is goaded.

Verb

• give heart or courage to
• urge with or as if with a goad
• stab or urge on as if with a pointed stick
• goad or provoke,as by constant criticism
• present participle and gerund of goad

Synonyms

goad, needle, prick, prod, prodding, spur, spurring, urging