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What is the noun for prodded?

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prod
  1. A device (now often electrical) used to goad livestock into moving.
  2. A poke.
  3. A light kind of crossbow; a prodd.
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  5. Examples:
    1. “And rather boldly, I thought, she gave me a prod in the ribs.”
      “Then again, that threat could act as a prod to keep the recalcitrants in line.”
      “Cattle were reported to vocalize when an electric prod was used.”
prodder
  1. Agent noun of prod; one who prods.
  2. Examples:
    1. “A tireless pusher, prodder, badgerer and distributor... yes, he was all of those things.”
      “Wales fostered a loose system of collective management, in which he played guide and gentle prodder but not boss.”
      “Dr. Parazynski took care to keep clear of the swaying array, occasionally dampening its motion with a prodder shaped like a hockey stick.”
prodding
prod
  1. (computing) production
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  3. Examples:
    1. “And rather boldly, I thought, she gave me a prod in the ribs.”
      “Then again, that threat could act as a prod to keep the recalcitrants in line.”
      “Cattle were reported to vocalize when an electric prod was used.”
proddings
  1. plural of prodding
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “On the whole, I feel that it is better to be a little bit too dilatory than too hurried in responding to political proddings of this kind.”
      “Did they plan ahead, preparing recording equipment and proddings, or did they just, from their perspective, get lucky?”
      “While Goring cultivates that romance and dodges the overtures of the lovely Mabel and the proddings of his proper father, we meet the film's title character, Sir Robert.”
prodders
  1. plural of prodder
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