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Meanings of egging in English

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Usage of egging in English
1
Had he somehow been responsible-maybeegging the driver on or supplying alcohol?
Exit strategy
2
Worse still, much of the government media is egging the prosecutors on.
The Guardian
3
I was egging him on when a furious roar caught my attention.
Heaven's Queen
4
I think that might be over-egging the pudding, on second thoughts.
The Rhesus Chart
5
The coalition has partly encouraged the Balcombe demonstrations by over-egging claims about shale.
The Guardian
6
The tatterdemalions were pelting them with bits of food and egging them on.
Son of a witch: volume two in the wicked years
7
Bascom and Botcher are egging him on and making him believe he has.
Project Gutenberg Complete Works of Winston Churchill
8
I whoosh past the guys; they're a blur, yelling and egging me on.
Freaks and revelations
9
We were kind of egging each other on to do well.
Reuters
10
Maybe it was just the sound of the other boys egging me on.
The Storyteller
11
KO spends the whole interview egging both ladies on till a brawl erupts.
The South African
12
He is not a desperate guy, even with his mates egging him on.
The Guardian
13
The problem was the parrots were egging each other on.
Radio NZ
14
Three deaths in one lifetime would definitely be over-egging it.
Raising Steam
15
He knew I did, and was only egging me on.
Branded
16
But now it just seemed to be egging me on.
Amy & roger's epic detour
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United States of America
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United Kingdom
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