gad Synonyms
gad Meaning
gad (n)
an anxiety disorder characterized by chronic free-floating anxiety and such symptoms as tension or sweating or trembling or lightheadedness or irritability etc that has lasted for more than six months
a sharp prod fixed to a rider's heel and used to urge a horse onward
gad (v)
wander aimlessly in search of pleasure
gad (n.)
The point of a spear, or an arrowhead.
A pointed or wedge-shaped instrument of metal, as a steel wedge used in mining, etc.
A sharp-pointed rod; a goad.
A spike on a gauntlet; a gadling.
A wedge-shaped billet of iron or steel.
A rod or stick, as a fishing rod, a measuring rod, or a rod used to drive cattle with.
To walk about; to rove or go about, without purpose; hence, to run wild; to be uncontrolled.
gad Sentence Examples
- The gadfly harassed the horses with its persistent buzzing.
- The preacher's words gadded the congregation into a frenzy.
- The gadabout spent his nights carousing in taverns.
- He had an incessant gad to travel and explore new places.
- The gadfly's sting left a sharp pain in the animal's hide.
- The gadabout was notorious for his frivolous and irresponsible lifestyle.
- The gadfly's annoying presence drove the horses to distraction.
- The preacher's gad speech inspired both awe and trepidation.
- The gadabout returned home after years of wandering, a changed man.
- The gadfly's persistent torment forced the horse to seek refuge in the shade.
FAQs About the word gad
an anxiety disorder characterized by chronic free-floating anxiety and such symptoms as tension or sweating or trembling or lightheadedness or irritability etc
the devil, egad, gadzooks, oops, ugh, zounds, there, woops, fiddlesticks, (the) deuce
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The gadfly harassed the horses with its persistent buzzing.
The preacher's words gadded the congregation into a frenzy.
The gadabout spent his nights carousing in taverns.
He had an incessant gad to travel and explore new places.
