prodded

• “The indifferent set of his expression prodded her into a boldness that bordered on rashness.”

  The Master Fiddler

• “I ain't never seen a hair-eater up close, and I wasn't about to touch the thing, but I crept up real close and kind of prodded it with my stick.”

  Fictionaut: The Tortoise in the Hair

• “And it was kind of prodded by a very good editor named Paul Goliv at the Free”

  Coal to Cream: A Black Man's Journey Beyond Color to an Affirmation of Race

• “A user named Kusunose had "prodded" it ” that is, put a red-edged banner at the top of the article proposing it for deletion within five days.”

  The Charms of Wikipedia

• “Norman also differed from the French of Paris later to evolve—and to be prodded, reassembled, and rationalized by French academicians—into Modern French.”

  Simon & Schuster: The English Is Coming!

• “He stuck his fingers between the thorns and prodded; he put his nose as close as he dared, inhaling deeply; he scratched his chin and tugged his ear.”

  Simon & Schuster: End of Time

• “But the irreverent Honeymouth, trying to maintain his poise, prodded me, saying, Come on, Superego.”

  Simon & Schuster: Dreamseller: The Calling

• “His fingertip came away with a coating of slime, which Umber wiped off on his pant leg. The root paused for a moment, as a worm might when prodded, and then resumed its cautious journey.”

  Simon & Schuster: End of Time

• “I prodded teachers for glowing letters of recommendation.”

  Simon & Schuster: Chicken Soup for the Soul: Thanks Dad

• “Ben gritted his teeth as the doctor poked and prodded.”

  Simon & Schuster: Parents Behaving Badly

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