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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Sabienna Bowman, People.com, 27 Nov. 2024
But environmental pressures nudged him away from his creativity.
—Akiva Gottlieb, Los Angeles Times, 26 Nov. 2024
The murder trial easily nudges Elsbeth—currently working as a consultant for the NYPD— back into lawyer mode, a throwback to the character’s The Good Wife years.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 25 Nov. 2024
That said, GeForce Experience will nudge you to download the Nvidia app, at which point GeForce Experience will be removed from your PC.
—Michael Kan, PCMAG, 12 Nov. 2024
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“Nudge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nudge. Accessed 30 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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