nudged; nudging
1
: to touch or push gently
… nudged the cue ball with the tip of the cue.—
Paul Theroux
Paul Theroux
especially
: to seek the attention of by a push of the elbow
… nudged Ron in the ribs and pointed at Malfoy … —J. K. Rowling
J. K. Rowling 2
: to prod lightly : urge into action
… have been nudged into starting their own ventures …—Janet Bamford
Janet Bamford3
: approach
its circulation is nudging the four million mark—Bennett Cerf
Bennett Cerf
: to give a nudge
She nudged and jostled through the crowd.
nudge
noun
nudger
noun
Examples of nudge in a Sentence
I nudged the plate closer to him.
The guard nudged the prisoner forward.
The dog nudged the ball with his nose.
He nudged me and pointed to the deer.
The salesman nudged her into testing out the car.
Album sales are nudging the one million mark.
The price of gold has nudged a little higher.
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While still firmly in Trump’s camp, the red county has nudged toward blue the past two elections, as turnout increased and the Democratic candidate won more of the incoming voters.
—Jasmine Cui, NBC News, 10 Nov. 2024
On The Golden Bachelor, the isolated production environment ended up nudging the women toward one another, too.
—Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 31 Oct. 2024
This should make the engine more tractable throughout the rev range, and that’s not taking into consideration an optional race exhaust setup—for track use only, nudge nudge—that bumps those figures up to 126 horsepower and 73 lb-ft of torque, while shaving another 10 pounds.
—Michael Teo Van Runkle, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
As for the stories she's picked up while nudging reluctant ghosts along to the afterlife, well, Winkowski has seen a thing or two.
—Susan Young, People.com, 30 Oct. 2024
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Jasmine Cui, NBC News, 10 Nov. 2024
On The Golden Bachelor, the isolated production environment ended up nudging the women toward one another, too.
—Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 31 Oct. 2024
This should make the engine more tractable throughout the rev range, and that’s not taking into consideration an optional race exhaust setup—for track use only, nudge nudge—that bumps those figures up to 126 horsepower and 73 lb-ft of torque, while shaving another 10 pounds.
—Michael Teo Van Runkle, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
As for the stories she's picked up while nudging reluctant ghosts along to the afterlife, well, Winkowski has seen a thing or two.
—Susan Young, People.com, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Nudge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nudge. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.
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nudge
verb
nudged; nudging
: to touch or push gently
especially
: to attract the attention of by a push of the elbow
nudge
noun
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