1. the act of throwing eggs at someone or something as a form of protest or vandalism
Usage: informal

1. present participle of egg: encouraging or urging someone to do something, especially something foolish or risky
Usage: often used with ‘on’

Examples

• His friends were egging him on to jump off the diving board.
• Stop egging me on – I’m not going to do it!
• The crowd was egging on the performers to continue.
• The house was damaged by egging during Halloween night.
• Police arrested several teenagers for egging cars.
• The politician’s car was targeted for egging after the controversial speech.