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Nudge

noun

A slight push or shake. Synonym: jog.

verb

(past & past part. nudged; pres. part. nudging)

To push against gently. Synonyms: poke at, prod.

Push into action by pestering or annoying gently.

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"Nudge" Quotes from Famous Books

... considering this too obvious to mention? He decided to nudge them a little. Sometimes a discussion of the too obvious brought out ...

— Eight Keys to Eden • Mark Irvin Clifton

... the fifty pistoles he had won the night before and thirty more besides, was very cross and questioned D'Artagnan with a nudge of the knee as to whether it would not soon be time to change the game. Athos and Aramis looked at him inquiringly. ...

— Twenty Years After • Alexandre Dumas, Pere

... rapidly and she gave a hoarse little cough to clear her throat. Her arms still clasping her knees, she hitched herself closer to the girl and gave her a nudge ...

— The Dawn of a To-morrow • Frances Hodgson Burnett

... thoughtfulness and attention of your neighbours. Each girl is supposed to look after those beside her, but if she forgets you must starve in silence, knowing that you suffer in a good cause. I find myself that a slight nudge applied to the elbow just as the cup is being carried to the mouth is a useful and judicious reminder... Let me press a piece of plum-cake upon ...

— Tom and Some Other Girls - A Public School Story • Mrs. George de Horne Vaizey

... a nudge with his elbow and a quick glance of the eye, which produced "Yes, all right; I see," from Murray. "I'm afraid—I mean I'm glad to see that I was only croaking; but I say, Dick, have a good quiet look at those fellows and see if ...

— Hunting the Skipper - The Cruise of the "Seafowl" Sloop • George Manville Fenn

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