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edgewise
edge·wise E0038800 (ĕj′wīz′) also edge·ways (-wāz′)adv.1. With the edge foremost.2. On, by, with, or toward the edge.edge•wise (ˈɛdʒˌwaɪz) also edge•ways (-ˌweɪz)
adv. 1. with the edge forward; in the direction of the edge. 2. sideways. [1560–70] Thesaurus| Adv. | 1. | edgewise - with the edge forward or on, by, or toward the edge; "he sawed the board edgeways"; "held it edgewise"edgeways | | 2. | edgewise - as if by an edge; barely; "I could not get a word in edgewise"edgeways |
edgewise
able to get a word in edgewiseAble to speak despite other people dominating the conversation (hence the image of squeezing words in "edgewise"—sideways). Usually used in the negative. When Mary came up for air in her monologue, I was finally able to get a word in edgewise about my own weekend! The third-tier candidate wasn't able to get a word in edgewise at the debate.See also: able, edgewise, get, wordget a word in edgewaysTo speak or express one's opinion despite other people dominating the conversation (hence the image of squeezing words in "edgeways"—sideways). Usually used in the negative to convey the opposite. When Mary paused in her monologue, I was finally able to get a word in edgeways about my own weekend! The third-tier candidate couldn't get a word in edgeways at the debate.See also: edgeways, get, wordget a word in edgewiseTo speak or express one's opinion despite other people dominating the conversation (hence the image of squeezing words in "edgewise"—sideways). Usually used in the negative to convey the opposite. When Mary paused in her monologue, I was finally able to get a word in edgewise about my own weekend! The third-tier candidate couldn't get a word in edgewise at the debate.See also: edgewise, get, wordnot get a word in edgewaysTo be unable to speak or make one's opinion known due to one or more people dominating the conversation. The third-tier candidate couldn't get a word in edgeways at the debate. I can never get a word in edgeways when Mary comes to the book club—she just never stops talking.See also: edgeways, get, not, wordget a word in edgewise and get a word in edgewaysFig. to manage to say something when other people are talking and ignoring you. (Often in the negative. Alludes to trying to "squeeze" a word into a running conversation.) It was such an exciting conversation that I could hardly get a word in edgewise. Mary talks so fast that nobody can get a word in edgeways.See also: and, edgeways, edgewise, get, wordget a word in edgewiseAlso, get a word in edgeways. Insert oneself into a conversation or express one's opinion despite competition from other speakers. For example, So many people had questions for the lecturer that it was hard to get a word in edgewise, or Nancy loves to talk, and I couldn't get a word in edgeways. This idiom, often put in the negative, transfers an object with its edge foremost to inserting conversation. [Late 1700s] See also: edgewise, get, wordnot get a word in edgeways BRITISH or not get a word in edgewise AMERICANIf you cannot get a word in edgeways in a conversation, you find it difficult to say anything because someone else is talking so much. For heaven's sake, Sue, will you let me get a word in edgeways! Jamie dominated the conversation and Zhou could hardly get a word in edgewise.See also: edgeways, get, not, wordget a word in edgeways contribute to a conversation with difficulty because the other speaker talks almost incessantly.See also: edgeways, get, word(not) get a word in ˈedgeways (British English) (American English (not) get a word in ˈedgewise) (informal) (usually used with can or could) (not) be able to say something, because somebody else is talking too much: I tried to tell him what I thought, but I couldn’t get a word in edgeways.See also: edgeways, get, wordedgewise
Related to edgewise: get a word in edgewise, edgewise applianceSynonyms for edgewiseadv with the edge forward or on, by, or toward the edgeSynonymsadv as if by an edgeSynonyms |