Nudge — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a slight push or shake

to push against gently

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/nˈʌdʒ/

🇬🇧British English

/nˈʌdʒ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/nˈʌdʒ/

1 syllable Say it as /nˈʌdʒ/.

Examples

She nudged my elbow when she saw her friend enter the restaurant

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

poke at prod jog

Parts of Speech

noun	a slight push or shake
verb	to push against gently “She nudged my elbow when she saw her friend enter the restaurant”
verb	push into action by pestering or annoying gently

Word Forms

nudge	verb	to push against gently
jog	verb	give a slight push to
nudge	noun	a slight push or shake
nudger	noun	someone who nudges; someone who gives a gentle push
prod	noun	a pointed instrument that is used to prod into a state of motion

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Schubs

ein leichtes Drücken oder Schütteln

🇫🇷French

coup de coude

une légère poussée ou une légère secousse

🇪🇸Spanish

empujar

un ligero empujón o sacudida

🇮🇹Italian

spinta

una leggera spinta o scossa

🇳🇱Dutch

por

een lichte duw of schok

🇵🇹Portuguese

cutucar

um leve empurrão ou agitação

🇷🇺Russian

подталкивать

легкий толчок или встряхивание

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कुहनी से हलका धक्का

हल्का सा धक्का या झटका

🇧🇩Bengali

ধাক্কা

সামান্য ধাক্কা বা ঝাঁকুনি

🇮🇳Tamil

தள்ளு

ஒரு சிறிய தள்ளு அல்லது குலுக்கல்

🇮🇳Telugu

కొట్టు

కొంచెం పుష్ లేదా షేక్

🇮🇳Marathi

धक्का

थोडासा धक्का किंवा हलवा

🇮🇳Gujarati

નજ

થોડો દબાણ અથવા હલાવો

🇮🇳Kannada

ತಳ್ಳು

ಸ್ವಲ್ಪ ತಳ್ಳುವಿಕೆ ಅಥವಾ ಅಲುಗಾಡುವಿಕೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

നഡ്ജ്

ഒരു ചെറിയ തള്ളൽ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ കുലുക്കം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਧੱਕਾ

ਥੋੜਾ ਜਿਹਾ ਧੱਕਾ ਜਾਂ ਹਿਲਾਓ

🇵🇰Urdu

دھکا دینا

ہلکا سا دھکا یا ہلانا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

轻推

轻微的推动或摇动

🇯🇵Japanese

ナッジ

軽く押すか振るか

🇰🇷Korean

슬쩍 찌르다

약간의 밀기 또는 흔들기

🇻🇳Vietnamese

huých nhẹ

một cú đẩy hoặc lắc nhẹ

🇹🇭Thai

ดุน

การกดหรือเขย่าเล็กน้อย

🇮🇩Indonesian

dorongan

sedikit dorongan atau guncangan

🇵🇭Filipino

sikuhin

isang bahagyang pagtulak o pag-iling

🇲🇾Malay

menyenggol

tolakan atau goncangan sedikit

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

دفعة

دفعة طفيفة أو هزة

🇮🇷Persian

تکان دادن

یک فشار یا تکان خفیف

🇹🇷Turkish

dürtmek

hafif bir itme veya sallama

🇮🇱Hebrew

דְחִיפָה

דחיפה קלה או טלטלה

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What is the primary definition of the word 'nudge'?

The primary meaning of 'nudge' is 'a slight push or shake'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'nudge' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'nudge' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'nudge' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'nudge' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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