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What is another word for egged on?

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To have triggered a passionate feeling or reaction

Past tense for to stir up or provoke to action

(rise to) Past tense for to react with annoyance or anger

Past tense for to irritate or upset, typically with repeated or unpleasant acts

Past tense for to urge or advise (someone) to do something

Past tense for assist, help in wrongdoing

Past tense for to promote or nurture the development of

Past tense for to make worse or more severe

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Verb

To have triggered a passionate feeling or reaction

worked into lather

lit a fire under

fired the imagination of

fired the enthusiasm of

brought into being

put a bomb under

called into being

acted as a stimulus to

tried to persuade

got someone going

kept someone going

acted as a incentive to

acted as an incentive to

fired with enthusiasm

whetted one's appetite

gave the incentive to

given the incentive to

saw someone through

seen someone through

given a boost to

gave a boost to

given a shot in the arm to

gave a shot in the arm to

breathed new life into

built a fire under

given someone a charge

gave someone a charge

spurred to action

let sunshine in

put some life into

gave someone a kick

put new life into

put new life in

given someone a kick

put some spark into

made more exciting

raised your spirits

stiffened the resolve of

raised the morale of

lifted the spirits of

stimulated spiritually

gave shot in arm

given shot in arm

registered with

stopped someone in their tracks

added some zest to

made more lively

made enthusiastic

raced one's motor

knocked for six

made your head spin

added some colour to

moved to action

knocked sideways

acted as a spur to

made something go with a bang

breathed life into

setted someone back on their heels

acted as a fillip to

acted as a impetus to

given confidence to

gave confidence to

added fuel to fire

gave new life to

given new life to

given courage to

gave courage to

given a new lease of life to

gotten one started

gave a new lease of life to

got one started

took your breath away

taken your breath away

took out of mothballs

taken out of mothballs

given a lift to

given pleasure to

gave pleasure to

were responsible for

was responsible for

given one an idea

gave one an idea

been responsible for

threw a curveball

thrown a curveball

thrown off balance

threw off balance

gone to your head

went to your head

gave someone a buzz

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“The nurse should be careful not to be too optimistic about his seeming spurt of energy, and should not egg him on into an ever-increasing cycle of activities.”

Verb

Past tense for to stir up or provoke to action

fanned the fire

Verb

(rise to) Past tense for to react with annoyance or anger

Verb

Past tense for to irritate or upset, typically with repeated or unpleasant acts

rubbed up the wrong way

drove to distraction

driven to distraction

got under your skin

gotten under your skin

gave someone grief

given someone grief

gave someone the hump

given someone the hump

made your blood boil

drove round the bend

driven round the bend

drove round the twist

driven round the twist

drove up the wall

driven up the wall

got in your hair

got on your wick

got your back up

gotten your back up

got your dander up

made someone see red

got on your nerves

gotten on your nerves

gave someone the pip

given someone the pip

put your back up

hit where one lives

rubbed the wrong way

made somebody's hackles rise

raised your hackles

ruffled one's feathers

got up someone's nose

gotten up someone's nose

put someone's nose out of joint

rattled someone's cage

discombobulated

hurt somebody's feelings

lost one's temper

discountenanced

gave a hard time

given a hard time

got a rise out of

gotten a rise out of

sent into a rage

irritated greatly

rocked the boat

caused anxiety to

got on one's nerves

gotten on one's nerves

thrown off balance

threw off balance

tried your patience

cut to the quick

rubbed you up the wrong way

got across someone

setted one's teeth on edge

put someone off their stroke

put into a flap

breathed down someone's neck

hit a sour note

sticked in one's craw

drove you up the wall

driven you up the wall

upset the applecart

got your hackles up

gotten your hackles up

made you see red

bent someone's ear

rattled one's cage

caused someone to lose their composure

made an enemy of somebody

caused resentment to

caused annoyance to

caused suffering

given offence to

gave offence to

worked into lather

run up the wrong way

tried the patience of

made it hot for someone

made things hot for someone

pushed someon's buttons

pushed the buttons of

made somebody's blood boil

got the knife into

thumbed nose at

sticked the knife into

gotten on the wrong side of

got on the wrong side of

thrown into a tizz

threw into a tizz

threw into tizzy

thrown into tizzy

gave a bad time

given a bad time

trod on someone's toes

trodden on someone's toes

gotten on someone

given the cold shoulder

gave the cold shoulder

ran up the wrong way

took a rise out of

taken a rise out of

drove you crazy

driven you crazy

drove you to distraction

driven you to distraction

drove out of mind

drove you off your head

driven you round the twist

driven you out of your mind

drove you round the bend

drove you round the twist

driven you off your head

driven you round the bend

drove you out of your mind

driven out of mind

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Verb

Past tense for to urge or advise (someone) to do something

tried to persuade

strongly recommended

put pressure on

used pressure on

put the heat on

put the screws on

rationalised^UK

rationalized^US

asked brusquely

twisted someone's arm

railroaded into

asked authoritatively

asked forcefully

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Verb

Past tense for assist, help in wrongdoing

Verb

Past tense for to promote or nurture the development of

Verb

Past tense for to make worse or more severe

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