With prodding from Scrap and impressed with her persistence, Frankie reluctantly agrees to train Maggie. Pups will vocalize when stressed or when prodding their mothers to allow them to suckle. Long docile to Napoleon, under Talleyrand's prodding it had turned against him. Despite Mother's prodding, Daughter says nothing about the survivors. However, White refused the cabinet position despite much prodding from Jackson. Despite prodding from Gretchen to leave it alone, Claire drives up to the Carnival. Available evidence, however, suggests that Za'im was in little need of prodding from the U.S. It involves a metal detector, prodding instrument and tripwire feeler. The shark circles its prey and studies it by prodding it with its snout. With Grant's prodding in the Senate, Sumner was finally deposed from the Foreign Relations Committee. No need for prodding and over-talking. This motivates Tommy, with prodding from Duke, to publicly challenge Rocky to a fight. Hank agreed to the arrangement after some prodding from Wilson. Sometimes whole groups of club members came forward en masse at Sunday's prodding. Nicholas, at Margaret's prodding, approaches Thornton for a job and eventually obtains one.