goad in German is stacheln (verb).
(present: ich stachle, du stachelst, er/sie/es stachelt)
(past: stachelte, hat gestachelt)
- sting, goad, incite
- Mit einem Stachel versehen oder ausrüsten
- Jemanden reizen, provozieren oder anstacheln
- Stechen, piksen
Example:
- Die Rose stachelt.
- Er stachelt sie immer wieder an.
- Die Bienen stacheln, wenn sie sich bedroht fühlen.
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