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nudge

/nʌd͡ʒ/ verb C2
  1. To push against gently, especially in order to gain attention or give a signal. (transitive)
  2. To near or come close to something. (transitive) · This year's profits are nudging the 10 million mark.
  3. To move slightly. (transitive)

He/she/it nudges · Past nudged · Past participle nudged · -ing form nudging

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Verb forms

Base form
nudge
He/she/it
nudges
Past
nudged
Past participle
nudged
-ing form
nudging

From the library

At first the other scholars looked and whispered and giggled and nudged.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 119 · C1

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