Egging

Pronunciation: /ˈɛɡɪŋ/

Egging (noun)

  1. The act of throwing eggs at someone or something, often as a prank.
  2. Encouraging someone to do something, often something risky or foolish.

Examples

  • The teenagers were caught egging the house last night.
  • Egging cars is considered vandalism in many places.

Common collocations: caught egging, egging houses, egging on, egging someone, egging each other

Synonyms of Egging

Informal

Antonyms of Egging

  • when trying to prevent action