Podded vs Prodded - What's the difference?
podded | prodded |
having pods (of a particular kind)
(pod)
(prod)
To poke, to push, to touch.
To encourage, to prompt.
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, author=Michael Riordan
, title=Tackling Infinity
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A device (now often electrical) used to goad livestock into moving.
A prick or stab with such a pointed instrument.
A poke.
A light kind of crossbow; a prodd.
As verbs the difference between podded and prodded
is that podded is (pod) while prodded is (prod).As an adjective podded
is having pods (of a particular kind).podded
English
Adjective
(-)- edible-podded peas
Verb
(head)prodded
English
Verb
(head)prod
English
(wikipedia prod)Verb
(prodd)citation, passage=Some of the most beautiful and thus appealing physical theories, including quantum electrodynamics and quantum gravity, have been dogged for decades by infinities that erupt when theorists try to prod their calculations into new domains. Getting rid of these nagging infinities has probably occupied far more effort than was spent in originating the theories.}}
Noun
(en noun)- "It's your turn," she reminded me, giving me a prod on the shoulder.
- (Fairholt)