verb
- past tense of egg; to encourage or urge someone to do something, especially something foolish or risky
Usage: usually used with ‘on’
Examples
- His friends egged him on to jump off the diving board.
- She egged her brother on during the argument.
- The crowd egged the performer on with loud cheers.
- Don’t let them egg you on into doing something dangerous.
- He was egged on by his teammates to try the difficult move.
- The children egged each other on to climb higher in the tree.