Definition of nudge in English:

nudge

verb nʌdʒnədʒ

[with object]

1Prod (someone) gently with one's elbow in order to attract attention.
people were nudging each other and pointing at me
Example sentencesExamples
- She nudges him with her elbow, managing to look - as teenage girls do - simultaneously superior and deprived.
- I nudged him with my elbow and gestured towards the girl.
- I gently nudged her shoulder, but she didn't respond.
- Eva nudged me with her elbow and I glanced over to see what she wanted.
- Robin spotted the figure and stared at it, Robin nudged Kyo and pointed out the figure to him.
- Jocelyn saw him watching them and nudged Taylor with her elbow.
- Josie made sure to nudge me hard when she caught me looking at Jonny.
- Someone gently nudged my shoulder, waking me.
- ‘I'll be your boyfriend when Chase is away,’ Greg teased lightly, nudging me with his elbow.
- His boyish smirk returned as he nudged her with his elbow.
- She had been so wrapped up in her thoughts that she hadn't realized it was over until Cassie nudged her with her elbow.
- I gently nudged him with my elbow until he moaned and opened his right eye.
- A young journeyman noticed Joe's dress change and nudged the apprentice next to him.
- ‘I was telling you a fact,’ he said, nudging me with his elbow.
- He nudged her with his elbow, reminding her gently, ‘Some girls go for older guys.’
- He didn't notice Selene when she stepped to his side, so she nudged him with her elbow.
- Mike whispered to me, nudging me with his elbow.
- Harley sat beside him, nudging him with an elbow.
- He smiled and nudged her with his elbow as his own little sign of affection.
- Ryda nudged West a bit with her elbow, giving him a certain look of urgency.
Synonyms
poke, elbow, dig, prod, jog, jab, butt
1. 1.1 Touch or push (something) gently or gradually.
  the canoe nudged a bank of reeds
  Example sentencesExamples
  They nudged the door open, just wide enough to poke their heads out.
  I find a large spoon helps here, and then you can gently nudge the latke off the spoon into the oil.
  With that, he nudged the door open with his head, and went in.
  ‘Hey,’ he said, nudging my side gently with his knee.
  The canteen was getting more and more cramped by the second and I found myself having to bump and nudge my way through the mass of students crowded in front of the exit.
  When he was finished, he switched gracefully back to his notebook as if he'd never been interrupted, gently nudging the paper towards Grant with his right hand, the one he was not using to write.
  Sentences start, then stop; the subject matter is gently nudged in a slightly different direction.
  They stay like this for who knows how long, exchanging kisses and enjoying each other's touch, until they're disturbed by the horse nudging his nose in between them.
  Joe bit his lip, then gently nudged Azara's foot with his own.
  He was pressing his lips against hers harder and she felt him gently nudge his tongue against her lips.
  But like last year's computer, it's been nudged aside by new technology.
  So, she made her way to it and slowly nudged it forward, keeping a wary eye on him.
  The Chinese Central Bank nudged its currency higher against the dollar last week by 2 percent.
  When he saw her making no move to drink it he nudged it closer to her.
  Something gently nudged her side, and she jumped up in shock.
  His foot gently nudged a wooden bowl full of water towards her field of vision.
  Now Cosey's hand nudges Genesis's sleeve gently - so gently that if he noticed, she could claim she didn't even know they were touching.
  So I nudged the carton a little bit to push it away from the door and then I heard something splat.
  Close your hands over the newly formed hair roll and gently nudge the hair to the right in a rolling motion.
  Darren Young, alone on the line, reacted by nudging the ball with his knee.
  Synonyms
  touch, bump (against), push (against), run into
2. 1.2 Coax or gently encourage (someone) to do something.
  we have to nudge the politicians in the right direction
  Example sentencesExamples
  I nudged him forward, continuing to urge the horse toward the gate.
  Some lawmakers and families of Japanese abduction victims are calling on the government to impose the sanctions as a measure to nudge North Korea to respond to Japan's demands.
  Laurie took a deep breath and then nudged her horse into a canter.
  I think physicians are being nudged back in that direction, and I am very encouraged by that.
  "This one'll do, " Avery whispered, nudging the horse forward.
  Synonyms
  prompt, encourage, coax, stimulate, prod, jog
3. 1.3 Approach (an age, figure, or level) very closely.
  both men were nudging fifty
  Example sentencesExamples
  Those with long memories may recall that the share price was nudging the 100p level some 15 years ago.
  The temperature gauge was nudging 38 degrees centigrade at pitch level, that's nearly 100 in old money.
  Further violence threatens to push the oil price - which is nudging towards record levels owing to unrest in the Middle East - even higher.
  If a poll could be confined to those who are both informed and financially disinterested in the issue, the figure would be nudging zero.
  But I remind myself that above the waves, the temperature is nudging the 30s.
  Australia is an immigrant country, and these days nudging 50 per cent of the population have some non-English-speaking background.
  That level of indebtedness is nudging towards 65 percent of our gross domestic product.
  Her approval rating in New York is nudging 70 percent.
  He revealed Russia's economic growth this year would nudge six per cent.
  The transport firm was a stock market star during the 1990s, with its share price nudging close to the £3 level in 1998.
  Synonyms
  approach, come/get close to, be verging on, border on, near

noun nʌdʒnədʒ

A light touch or push.
he gave her shoulder a nudge
figurative she appreciated the nudge to her memory
Example sentencesExamples
- One of the three guards escorting the Enforcer gave her a hard nudge with the butt of his rifle.
- But I'm sure she will, when I need that nudge in the right direction!
- Why hasn't evolution programmed human babies to seek parental favor with pleasant sounds and gestures - a nudge, for example, or a hushed whimper?
- A slight nudge or unintentional push might well be a prelude to an exchange of oral abuse or fist fights.
- She then received a light nudge on her arm and she faced Jill again, ‘So do you go to the same school as Theodore?’
- Think of the effort you would put into pushing a SUV, and compare that to the gentle nudge a toy car needs to get moving (well, before my son gets at it).
- The company has been hovering around profitability for a couple of quarters, and the cuts should give it an extra nudge toward the black.
- The best theories suggest that gravitational nudges by Jupiter can throw main-belt asteroids into these smaller, more elliptical orbits.
- From there it was a question of nudges and pushes.
- Fortunately, no digits got slammed, but I quickly learned that it's necessary to give the slide stop a nudge to make sure it was engaged fully.
- Conlon rose highest at the far post to knock the ball back across the face of the Boro goal to give Duffield a simple nudge home with his head.
- It is like a pencil poised on its tip - it might be perfectly balanced but the slightest nudge pushes the pencil over and it never recovers this equilibrium point.
- Anna gave him a friendly nudge with her shoulder.
- When her foot collided with something hard, she gave it a light nudge, and then quickly flicked her eyes up to Josh to see if he'd noticed anything.
- After that, it only took a simple nudge from Grand to reach victory!
- Onam smiled warmly and gave White's shoulder a friendly nudge.
- My thought process was interrupted by a light nudge from Jase as we headed toward the car.
- Maybe the nudge wasn't as light as it was described.
- He felt a gentle nudge against his shoulder, and he stood up.
- He turned and grinned at Michaela, promptly receiving a nudge in his shoulder from the ignored Snow.
Synonyms
poke, dig in the ribs, dig, prod, jog, jab, butt, push

Phrases

nudge nudge (wink wink)

Used to draw attention to a sexual innuendo in the previous statement.
haven't seen much of the beach—we've been catching up on our sleep (nudge nudge)
Example sentencesExamples
- Actually, I never thought of giving Michael a girlfriend that Michelle didn't like - but that would add a lot more to the plot before I ruin every other character's life in the end - wink wink, nudge nudge.
- But there is always the nudge nudge wink wink reassurance that when the chips were down these guys simply did not have the necessary backbone to realise their potential.
- Surely, sexual abuse of boys and men is far less likely to be reported - and when it does, what about the wink wink, nudge nudge approach of both the authorities and the community at large?
- But for anyone taller than a metre, what makes it bearable are the wink-wink, nudge nudge grown-up jokes.
- If any of you are particularly astute, you may notice that the end of this chapter was not originally the end, nudge nudge, wink wink . But I have to keep this family friendly.
- Oh yes and what else did she do in his office nudge nudge?
- So I'm pretty sure he will jump - nudge nudge wink wink, get it?
- You must know this by now: our feisty premier alluded to the fact that Albertans wouldn't be pushed on this one, nudge nudge.
- So, you know, nudge nudge, maybe those scratched glasses also have a big crack in the plastic frame?
- It may sound like one of those late night SBS Swedish movies, nudge nudge wink wink, but alas, of all the films bearing this name, this is the bottom of the barrel.

Derivatives

nudger

noun

He is not a shuffler and nudger of the ball like many stumpers, but a classical batsman.
Example sentencesExamples
- Collingwood is the appointed nudger and nurdler, the buffer between the big strikers, but his batting at present is ordinary.
- There was a golden age of British comedy in the blissful innocence of those Ealing summers before pipe smoking opinion nudgers decided that what had been made at the studio should be preserved forever in formaldehyde.
- He was more of the nudger type, the one who works behind the scenes to make sure that things are going along fine and who steps in if there's a crisis.

Origin

Late 17th century (as a verb): of unknown origin; compare with Norwegian dialect nugga, nyggja 'to push, rub'.

Rhymes

adjudge, begrudge, bludge, budge, drudge, fudge, grudge, judge, misjudge, pudge, sludge, smudge, trudge

Definition of nudge in US English:

nudge

verbnədʒnəj

[with object]

1Prod (someone) gently, typically with one's elbow, in order to draw their attention to something.
people were nudging each other and pointing at me
Example sentencesExamples
- Someone gently nudged my shoulder, waking me.
- Josie made sure to nudge me hard when she caught me looking at Jonny.
- Jocelyn saw him watching them and nudged Taylor with her elbow.
- He didn't notice Selene when she stepped to his side, so she nudged him with her elbow.
- His boyish smirk returned as he nudged her with his elbow.
- Robin spotted the figure and stared at it, Robin nudged Kyo and pointed out the figure to him.
- Ryda nudged West a bit with her elbow, giving him a certain look of urgency.
- He nudged her with his elbow, reminding her gently, ‘Some girls go for older guys.’
- I nudged him with my elbow and gestured towards the girl.
- A young journeyman noticed Joe's dress change and nudged the apprentice next to him.
- Mike whispered to me, nudging me with his elbow.
- Eva nudged me with her elbow and I glanced over to see what she wanted.
- Harley sat beside him, nudging him with an elbow.
- I gently nudged him with my elbow until he moaned and opened his right eye.
- She nudges him with her elbow, managing to look - as teenage girls do - simultaneously superior and deprived.
- He smiled and nudged her with his elbow as his own little sign of affection.
- ‘I was telling you a fact,’ he said, nudging me with his elbow.
- She had been so wrapped up in her thoughts that she hadn't realized it was over until Cassie nudged her with her elbow.
- ‘I'll be your boyfriend when Chase is away,’ Greg teased lightly, nudging me with his elbow.
- I gently nudged her shoulder, but she didn't respond.
Synonyms
poke, elbow, dig, prod, jog, jab, butt
1. 1.1 Touch or push (something) gently or gradually.
  the canoe nudged a bank of reeds
  Example sentencesExamples
  Sentences start, then stop; the subject matter is gently nudged in a slightly different direction.
  They nudged the door open, just wide enough to poke their heads out.
  So, she made her way to it and slowly nudged it forward, keeping a wary eye on him.
  He was pressing his lips against hers harder and she felt him gently nudge his tongue against her lips.
  Close your hands over the newly formed hair roll and gently nudge the hair to the right in a rolling motion.
  Something gently nudged her side, and she jumped up in shock.
  So I nudged the carton a little bit to push it away from the door and then I heard something splat.
  With that, he nudged the door open with his head, and went in.
  I find a large spoon helps here, and then you can gently nudge the latke off the spoon into the oil.
  His foot gently nudged a wooden bowl full of water towards her field of vision.
  Joe bit his lip, then gently nudged Azara's foot with his own.
  But like last year's computer, it's been nudged aside by new technology.
  Darren Young, alone on the line, reacted by nudging the ball with his knee.
  When he was finished, he switched gracefully back to his notebook as if he'd never been interrupted, gently nudging the paper towards Grant with his right hand, the one he was not using to write.
  Now Cosey's hand nudges Genesis's sleeve gently - so gently that if he noticed, she could claim she didn't even know they were touching.
  The Chinese Central Bank nudged its currency higher against the dollar last week by 2 percent.
  They stay like this for who knows how long, exchanging kisses and enjoying each other's touch, until they're disturbed by the horse nudging his nose in between them.
  ‘Hey,’ he said, nudging my side gently with his knee.
  When he saw her making no move to drink it he nudged it closer to her.
  The canteen was getting more and more cramped by the second and I found myself having to bump and nudge my way through the mass of students crowded in front of the exit.
  Synonyms
  touch, bump, bump against, push, push against, run into
2. 1.2 Coax or gently encourage (someone) to do something.
  we have to nudge the politicians in the right direction
  Example sentencesExamples
  I nudged him forward, continuing to urge the horse toward the gate.
  I think physicians are being nudged back in that direction, and I am very encouraged by that.
  Some lawmakers and families of Japanese abduction victims are calling on the government to impose the sanctions as a measure to nudge North Korea to respond to Japan's demands.
  "This one'll do, " Avery whispered, nudging the horse forward.
  Laurie took a deep breath and then nudged her horse into a canter.
  Synonyms
  prompt, encourage, coax, stimulate, prod, jog
3. 1.3 Approach (an age, figure, or level) very closely.
  both men were nudging fifty
  Example sentencesExamples
  The temperature gauge was nudging 38 degrees centigrade at pitch level, that's nearly 100 in old money.
  Her approval rating in New York is nudging 70 percent.
  That level of indebtedness is nudging towards 65 percent of our gross domestic product.
  Australia is an immigrant country, and these days nudging 50 per cent of the population have some non-English-speaking background.
  Further violence threatens to push the oil price - which is nudging towards record levels owing to unrest in the Middle East - even higher.
  If a poll could be confined to those who are both informed and financially disinterested in the issue, the figure would be nudging zero.
  But I remind myself that above the waves, the temperature is nudging the 30s.
  Those with long memories may recall that the share price was nudging the 100p level some 15 years ago.
  He revealed Russia's economic growth this year would nudge six per cent.
  The transport firm was a stock market star during the 1990s, with its share price nudging close to the £3 level in 1998.
  Synonyms
  approach, come close to, get close to, be verging on, border on, near

nounnədʒnəj

A light touch or push.
he gave her shoulder a nudge
figurative she appreciated the nudge to her memory
Example sentencesExamples
- He turned and grinned at Michaela, promptly receiving a nudge in his shoulder from the ignored Snow.
- Conlon rose highest at the far post to knock the ball back across the face of the Boro goal to give Duffield a simple nudge home with his head.
- But I'm sure she will, when I need that nudge in the right direction!
- The best theories suggest that gravitational nudges by Jupiter can throw main-belt asteroids into these smaller, more elliptical orbits.
- Onam smiled warmly and gave White's shoulder a friendly nudge.
- From there it was a question of nudges and pushes.
- Anna gave him a friendly nudge with her shoulder.
- It is like a pencil poised on its tip - it might be perfectly balanced but the slightest nudge pushes the pencil over and it never recovers this equilibrium point.
- She then received a light nudge on her arm and she faced Jill again, ‘So do you go to the same school as Theodore?’
- He felt a gentle nudge against his shoulder, and he stood up.
- Fortunately, no digits got slammed, but I quickly learned that it's necessary to give the slide stop a nudge to make sure it was engaged fully.
- After that, it only took a simple nudge from Grand to reach victory!
- A slight nudge or unintentional push might well be a prelude to an exchange of oral abuse or fist fights.
- One of the three guards escorting the Enforcer gave her a hard nudge with the butt of his rifle.
- Think of the effort you would put into pushing a SUV, and compare that to the gentle nudge a toy car needs to get moving (well, before my son gets at it).
- Why hasn't evolution programmed human babies to seek parental favor with pleasant sounds and gestures - a nudge, for example, or a hushed whimper?
- When her foot collided with something hard, she gave it a light nudge, and then quickly flicked her eyes up to Josh to see if he'd noticed anything.
- Maybe the nudge wasn't as light as it was described.
- The company has been hovering around profitability for a couple of quarters, and the cuts should give it an extra nudge toward the black.
- My thought process was interrupted by a light nudge from Jase as we headed toward the car.
Synonyms
poke, dig in the ribs, dig, prod, jog, jab, butt, push

Phrases

nudge nudge (wink wink)

Used to draw attention to a sexual innuendo in the previous statement.
haven't seen much of the beach—we've been catching up on our sleep (nudge nudge)
Example sentencesExamples
- Actually, I never thought of giving Michael a girlfriend that Michelle didn't like - but that would add a lot more to the plot before I ruin every other character's life in the end - wink wink, nudge nudge.
- So I'm pretty sure he will jump - nudge nudge wink wink, get it?
- You must know this by now: our feisty premier alluded to the fact that Albertans wouldn't be pushed on this one, nudge nudge.
- If any of you are particularly astute, you may notice that the end of this chapter was not originally the end, nudge nudge, wink wink . But I have to keep this family friendly.
- Oh yes and what else did she do in his office nudge nudge?
- Surely, sexual abuse of boys and men is far less likely to be reported - and when it does, what about the wink wink, nudge nudge approach of both the authorities and the community at large?
- So, you know, nudge nudge, maybe those scratched glasses also have a big crack in the plastic frame?
- But there is always the nudge nudge wink wink reassurance that when the chips were down these guys simply did not have the necessary backbone to realise their potential.
- But for anyone taller than a metre, what makes it bearable are the wink-wink, nudge nudge grown-up jokes.
- It may sound like one of those late night SBS Swedish movies, nudge nudge wink wink, but alas, of all the films bearing this name, this is the bottom of the barrel.

Origin

Late 17th century (as a verb): of unknown origin; compare with Norwegian dialect nugga, nyggja ‘to push, rub’.

单词	nudge
释义	Definition of nudge in English: nudge verb nʌdʒnədʒ [with object] 1Prod (someone) gently with one's elbow in order to attract attention. people were nudging each other and pointing at me Example sentencesExamples She nudges him with her elbow, managing to look - as teenage girls do - simultaneously superior and deprived. I nudged him with my elbow and gestured towards the girl. I gently nudged her shoulder, but she didn't respond. Eva nudged me with her elbow and I glanced over to see what she wanted. Robin spotted the figure and stared at it, Robin nudged Kyo and pointed out the figure to him. Jocelyn saw him watching them and nudged Taylor with her elbow. Josie made sure to nudge me hard when she caught me looking at Jonny. Someone gently nudged my shoulder, waking me. ‘I'll be your boyfriend when Chase is away,’ Greg teased lightly, nudging me with his elbow. His boyish smirk returned as he nudged her with his elbow. She had been so wrapped up in her thoughts that she hadn't realized it was over until Cassie nudged her with her elbow. I gently nudged him with my elbow until he moaned and opened his right eye. A young journeyman noticed Joe's dress change and nudged the apprentice next to him. ‘I was telling you a fact,’ he said, nudging me with his elbow. He nudged her with his elbow, reminding her gently, ‘Some girls go for older guys.’ He didn't notice Selene when she stepped to his side, so she nudged him with her elbow. Mike whispered to me, nudging me with his elbow. Harley sat beside him, nudging him with an elbow. He smiled and nudged her with his elbow as his own little sign of affection. Ryda nudged West a bit with her elbow, giving him a certain look of urgency. Synonyms poke, elbow, dig, prod, jog, jab, butt 1.1 Touch or push (something) gently or gradually. the canoe nudged a bank of reeds Example sentencesExamples They nudged the door open, just wide enough to poke their heads out. I find a large spoon helps here, and then you can gently nudge the latke off the spoon into the oil. With that, he nudged the door open with his head, and went in. ‘Hey,’ he said, nudging my side gently with his knee. The canteen was getting more and more cramped by the second and I found myself having to bump and nudge my way through the mass of students crowded in front of the exit. When he was finished, he switched gracefully back to his notebook as if he'd never been interrupted, gently nudging the paper towards Grant with his right hand, the one he was not using to write. Sentences start, then stop; the subject matter is gently nudged in a slightly different direction. They stay like this for who knows how long, exchanging kisses and enjoying each other's touch, until they're disturbed by the horse nudging his nose in between them. Joe bit his lip, then gently nudged Azara's foot with his own. He was pressing his lips against hers harder and she felt him gently nudge his tongue against her lips. But like last year's computer, it's been nudged aside by new technology. So, she made her way to it and slowly nudged it forward, keeping a wary eye on him. The Chinese Central Bank nudged its currency higher against the dollar last week by 2 percent. When he saw her making no move to drink it he nudged it closer to her. Something gently nudged her side, and she jumped up in shock. His foot gently nudged a wooden bowl full of water towards her field of vision. Now Cosey's hand nudges Genesis's sleeve gently - so gently that if he noticed, she could claim she didn't even know they were touching. So I nudged the carton a little bit to push it away from the door and then I heard something splat. Close your hands over the newly formed hair roll and gently nudge the hair to the right in a rolling motion. Darren Young, alone on the line, reacted by nudging the ball with his knee. Synonyms touch, bump (against), push (against), run into 1.2 Coax or gently encourage (someone) to do something. we have to nudge the politicians in the right direction Example sentencesExamples I nudged him forward, continuing to urge the horse toward the gate. Some lawmakers and families of Japanese abduction victims are calling on the government to impose the sanctions as a measure to nudge North Korea to respond to Japan's demands. Laurie took a deep breath and then nudged her horse into a canter. I think physicians are being nudged back in that direction, and I am very encouraged by that. "This one'll do, " Avery whispered, nudging the horse forward. Synonyms prompt, encourage, coax, stimulate, prod, jog 1.3 Approach (an age, figure, or level) very closely. both men were nudging fifty Example sentencesExamples Those with long memories may recall that the share price was nudging the 100p level some 15 years ago. The temperature gauge was nudging 38 degrees centigrade at pitch level, that's nearly 100 in old money. Further violence threatens to push the oil price - which is nudging towards record levels owing to unrest in the Middle East - even higher. If a poll could be confined to those who are both informed and financially disinterested in the issue, the figure would be nudging zero. But I remind myself that above the waves, the temperature is nudging the 30s. Australia is an immigrant country, and these days nudging 50 per cent of the population have some non-English-speaking background. That level of indebtedness is nudging towards 65 percent of our gross domestic product. Her approval rating in New York is nudging 70 percent. He revealed Russia's economic growth this year would nudge six per cent. The transport firm was a stock market star during the 1990s, with its share price nudging close to the £3 level in 1998. Synonyms approach, come/get close to, be verging on, border on, near noun nʌdʒnədʒ A light touch or push. he gave her shoulder a nudge figurative she appreciated the nudge to her memory Example sentencesExamples One of the three guards escorting the Enforcer gave her a hard nudge with the butt of his rifle. But I'm sure she will, when I need that nudge in the right direction! Why hasn't evolution programmed human babies to seek parental favor with pleasant sounds and gestures - a nudge, for example, or a hushed whimper? A slight nudge or unintentional push might well be a prelude to an exchange of oral abuse or fist fights. She then received a light nudge on her arm and she faced Jill again, ‘So do you go to the same school as Theodore?’ Think of the effort you would put into pushing a SUV, and compare that to the gentle nudge a toy car needs to get moving (well, before my son gets at it). The company has been hovering around profitability for a couple of quarters, and the cuts should give it an extra nudge toward the black. The best theories suggest that gravitational nudges by Jupiter can throw main-belt asteroids into these smaller, more elliptical orbits. From there it was a question of nudges and pushes. Fortunately, no digits got slammed, but I quickly learned that it's necessary to give the slide stop a nudge to make sure it was engaged fully. Conlon rose highest at the far post to knock the ball back across the face of the Boro goal to give Duffield a simple nudge home with his head. It is like a pencil poised on its tip - it might be perfectly balanced but the slightest nudge pushes the pencil over and it never recovers this equilibrium point. Anna gave him a friendly nudge with her shoulder. When her foot collided with something hard, she gave it a light nudge, and then quickly flicked her eyes up to Josh to see if he'd noticed anything. After that, it only took a simple nudge from Grand to reach victory! Onam smiled warmly and gave White's shoulder a friendly nudge. My thought process was interrupted by a light nudge from Jase as we headed toward the car. Maybe the nudge wasn't as light as it was described. He felt a gentle nudge against his shoulder, and he stood up. He turned and grinned at Michaela, promptly receiving a nudge in his shoulder from the ignored Snow. Synonyms poke, dig in the ribs, dig, prod, jog, jab, butt, push Phrases nudge nudge (wink wink) Used to draw attention to a sexual innuendo in the previous statement. haven't seen much of the beach—we've been catching up on our sleep (nudge nudge) Example sentencesExamples Actually, I never thought of giving Michael a girlfriend that Michelle didn't like - but that would add a lot more to the plot before I ruin every other character's life in the end - wink wink, nudge nudge. But there is always the nudge nudge wink wink reassurance that when the chips were down these guys simply did not have the necessary backbone to realise their potential. Surely, sexual abuse of boys and men is far less likely to be reported - and when it does, what about the wink wink, nudge nudge approach of both the authorities and the community at large? But for anyone taller than a metre, what makes it bearable are the wink-wink, nudge nudge grown-up jokes. If any of you are particularly astute, you may notice that the end of this chapter was not originally the end, nudge nudge, wink wink . But I have to keep this family friendly. Oh yes and what else did she do in his office nudge nudge? So I'm pretty sure he will jump - nudge nudge wink wink, get it? You must know this by now: our feisty premier alluded to the fact that Albertans wouldn't be pushed on this one, nudge nudge. So, you know, nudge nudge, maybe those scratched glasses also have a big crack in the plastic frame? It may sound like one of those late night SBS Swedish movies, nudge nudge wink wink, but alas, of all the films bearing this name, this is the bottom of the barrel. Derivatives nudger noun He is not a shuffler and nudger of the ball like many stumpers, but a classical batsman. Example sentencesExamples Collingwood is the appointed nudger and nurdler, the buffer between the big strikers, but his batting at present is ordinary. There was a golden age of British comedy in the blissful innocence of those Ealing summers before pipe smoking opinion nudgers decided that what had been made at the studio should be preserved forever in formaldehyde. He was more of the nudger type, the one who works behind the scenes to make sure that things are going along fine and who steps in if there's a crisis. Origin Late 17th century (as a verb): of unknown origin; compare with Norwegian dialect nugga, nyggja 'to push, rub'. Rhymes adjudge, begrudge, bludge, budge, drudge, fudge, grudge, judge, misjudge, pudge, sludge, smudge, trudge verb.1 phr. Definition of nudge in US English: nudge verbnədʒnəj [with object] 1Prod (someone) gently, typically with one's elbow, in order to draw their attention to something. people were nudging each other and pointing at me Example sentencesExamples Someone gently nudged my shoulder, waking me. Josie made sure to nudge me hard when she caught me looking at Jonny. Jocelyn saw him watching them and nudged Taylor with her elbow. He didn't notice Selene when she stepped to his side, so she nudged him with her elbow. His boyish smirk returned as he nudged her with his elbow. Robin spotted the figure and stared at it, Robin nudged Kyo and pointed out the figure to him. Ryda nudged West a bit with her elbow, giving him a certain look of urgency. He nudged her with his elbow, reminding her gently, ‘Some girls go for older guys.’ I nudged him with my elbow and gestured towards the girl. A young journeyman noticed Joe's dress change and nudged the apprentice next to him. Mike whispered to me, nudging me with his elbow. Eva nudged me with her elbow and I glanced over to see what she wanted. Harley sat beside him, nudging him with an elbow. I gently nudged him with my elbow until he moaned and opened his right eye. She nudges him with her elbow, managing to look - as teenage girls do - simultaneously superior and deprived. He smiled and nudged her with his elbow as his own little sign of affection. ‘I was telling you a fact,’ he said, nudging me with his elbow. She had been so wrapped up in her thoughts that she hadn't realized it was over until Cassie nudged her with her elbow. ‘I'll be your boyfriend when Chase is away,’ Greg teased lightly, nudging me with his elbow. I gently nudged her shoulder, but she didn't respond. Synonyms poke, elbow, dig, prod, jog, jab, butt 1.1 Touch or push (something) gently or gradually. the canoe nudged a bank of reeds Example sentencesExamples Sentences start, then stop; the subject matter is gently nudged in a slightly different direction. They nudged the door open, just wide enough to poke their heads out. So, she made her way to it and slowly nudged it forward, keeping a wary eye on him. He was pressing his lips against hers harder and she felt him gently nudge his tongue against her lips. Close your hands over the newly formed hair roll and gently nudge the hair to the right in a rolling motion. Something gently nudged her side, and she jumped up in shock. So I nudged the carton a little bit to push it away from the door and then I heard something splat. With that, he nudged the door open with his head, and went in. I find a large spoon helps here, and then you can gently nudge the latke off the spoon into the oil. His foot gently nudged a wooden bowl full of water towards her field of vision. Joe bit his lip, then gently nudged Azara's foot with his own. But like last year's computer, it's been nudged aside by new technology. Darren Young, alone on the line, reacted by nudging the ball with his knee. When he was finished, he switched gracefully back to his notebook as if he'd never been interrupted, gently nudging the paper towards Grant with his right hand, the one he was not using to write. Now Cosey's hand nudges Genesis's sleeve gently - so gently that if he noticed, she could claim she didn't even know they were touching. The Chinese Central Bank nudged its currency higher against the dollar last week by 2 percent. They stay like this for who knows how long, exchanging kisses and enjoying each other's touch, until they're disturbed by the horse nudging his nose in between them. ‘Hey,’ he said, nudging my side gently with his knee. When he saw her making no move to drink it he nudged it closer to her. The canteen was getting more and more cramped by the second and I found myself having to bump and nudge my way through the mass of students crowded in front of the exit. Synonyms touch, bump, bump against, push, push against, run into 1.2 Coax or gently encourage (someone) to do something. we have to nudge the politicians in the right direction Example sentencesExamples I nudged him forward, continuing to urge the horse toward the gate. I think physicians are being nudged back in that direction, and I am very encouraged by that. Some lawmakers and families of Japanese abduction victims are calling on the government to impose the sanctions as a measure to nudge North Korea to respond to Japan's demands. "This one'll do, " Avery whispered, nudging the horse forward. Laurie took a deep breath and then nudged her horse into a canter. Synonyms prompt, encourage, coax, stimulate, prod, jog 1.3 Approach (an age, figure, or level) very closely. both men were nudging fifty Example sentencesExamples The temperature gauge was nudging 38 degrees centigrade at pitch level, that's nearly 100 in old money. Her approval rating in New York is nudging 70 percent. That level of indebtedness is nudging towards 65 percent of our gross domestic product. Australia is an immigrant country, and these days nudging 50 per cent of the population have some non-English-speaking background. Further violence threatens to push the oil price - which is nudging towards record levels owing to unrest in the Middle East - even higher. If a poll could be confined to those who are both informed and financially disinterested in the issue, the figure would be nudging zero. But I remind myself that above the waves, the temperature is nudging the 30s. Those with long memories may recall that the share price was nudging the 100p level some 15 years ago. He revealed Russia's economic growth this year would nudge six per cent. The transport firm was a stock market star during the 1990s, with its share price nudging close to the £3 level in 1998. Synonyms approach, come close to, get close to, be verging on, border on, near nounnədʒnəj A light touch or push. he gave her shoulder a nudge figurative she appreciated the nudge to her memory Example sentencesExamples He turned and grinned at Michaela, promptly receiving a nudge in his shoulder from the ignored Snow. Conlon rose highest at the far post to knock the ball back across the face of the Boro goal to give Duffield a simple nudge home with his head. But I'm sure she will, when I need that nudge in the right direction! The best theories suggest that gravitational nudges by Jupiter can throw main-belt asteroids into these smaller, more elliptical orbits. Onam smiled warmly and gave White's shoulder a friendly nudge. From there it was a question of nudges and pushes. Anna gave him a friendly nudge with her shoulder. It is like a pencil poised on its tip - it might be perfectly balanced but the slightest nudge pushes the pencil over and it never recovers this equilibrium point. She then received a light nudge on her arm and she faced Jill again, ‘So do you go to the same school as Theodore?’ He felt a gentle nudge against his shoulder, and he stood up. Fortunately, no digits got slammed, but I quickly learned that it's necessary to give the slide stop a nudge to make sure it was engaged fully. After that, it only took a simple nudge from Grand to reach victory! A slight nudge or unintentional push might well be a prelude to an exchange of oral abuse or fist fights. One of the three guards escorting the Enforcer gave her a hard nudge with the butt of his rifle. Think of the effort you would put into pushing a SUV, and compare that to the gentle nudge a toy car needs to get moving (well, before my son gets at it). Why hasn't evolution programmed human babies to seek parental favor with pleasant sounds and gestures - a nudge, for example, or a hushed whimper? When her foot collided with something hard, she gave it a light nudge, and then quickly flicked her eyes up to Josh to see if he'd noticed anything. Maybe the nudge wasn't as light as it was described. The company has been hovering around profitability for a couple of quarters, and the cuts should give it an extra nudge toward the black. My thought process was interrupted by a light nudge from Jase as we headed toward the car. Synonyms poke, dig in the ribs, dig, prod, jog, jab, butt, push Phrases nudge nudge (wink wink) Used to draw attention to a sexual innuendo in the previous statement. haven't seen much of the beach—we've been catching up on our sleep (nudge nudge) Example sentencesExamples Actually, I never thought of giving Michael a girlfriend that Michelle didn't like - but that would add a lot more to the plot before I ruin every other character's life in the end - wink wink, nudge nudge. So I'm pretty sure he will jump - nudge nudge wink wink, get it? You must know this by now: our feisty premier alluded to the fact that Albertans wouldn't be pushed on this one, nudge nudge. If any of you are particularly astute, you may notice that the end of this chapter was not originally the end, nudge nudge, wink wink . But I have to keep this family friendly. Oh yes and what else did she do in his office nudge nudge? Surely, sexual abuse of boys and men is far less likely to be reported - and when it does, what about the wink wink, nudge nudge approach of both the authorities and the community at large? So, you know, nudge nudge, maybe those scratched glasses also have a big crack in the plastic frame? But there is always the nudge nudge wink wink reassurance that when the chips were down these guys simply did not have the necessary backbone to realise their potential. But for anyone taller than a metre, what makes it bearable are the wink-wink, nudge nudge grown-up jokes. It may sound like one of those late night SBS Swedish movies, nudge nudge wink wink, but alas, of all the films bearing this name, this is the bottom of the barrel. Origin Late 17th century (as a verb): of unknown origin; compare with Norwegian dialect nugga, nyggja ‘to push, rub’. verb.1 phr.
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