spurred

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spurred

/spɜːd/ Australia, UK
/spɜɹd/ US
/spʌɹd/ Scotland
/spøːd/ New Zealand
/speːd/
/spɛːd/

Sounds like spared (fair–fur merger) · Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)d

verb

participle, past simple past and past participle of spur

adjective

not comparable Wearing spurs. a booted and spurred cowboy
Similar: bespurred
not comparable Furnished with a spur or spurs; having shoots like spurs. a spurred corolla
not comparable Affected with spur, or ergot. spurred rye

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: goad, prod, prodding, goading, urging, bolstered, drove, fuelled, fueled, sparked, raised, accelerated, expedited, powered, stimulate, stimulated

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@misc{spurred_2026,
  title = {spurred},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/spurred},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}