podbadati

1. to egg on; to incite
   Drugovi su ga podbadali da skoči u reku. — His friends kept egging him on to jump into the river.
   Neko namerno podbada navijače na nerede. — Someone is deliberately inciting the fans to riot.
2. colloq. to needle; to tease
   Stalno me podbada zbog mog akcenta. — He keeps needling me about my accent.
3. (of a horse) to spur
   Jahač je podbadao konja da ubrza. — The rider was spurring the horse to go faster.

What one is incited to takes na + accusative or da + verb; the perfective is podbosti.