nudging
present participle ofnudge
| 单词 | nudging |
| 释义 | nudging present participle ofnudge nudge verb uk/nʌdʒ/us/nʌdʒ/nudgeverb(TOUCH)[T] topushsomething or someonegently,especiallytopushsomeone withyourelbow(= themiddlepartofyourarmwhere itbends)toattractthe person'sattention: Thechildrenweregigglingand nudging each other. He nudged thecatoff thesofaso that he couldsitdown. [I+ adv/prep,T] tomoveslowlyandalmostreachahigherpointorlevel: Oilpricescontinueto nudgehigher. Peter must be nudging 40 now. Pushing and shoving
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Touching & feeling Slow and moving slowly nudgeverb(PERSUADE)[T] toencourageorpersuadesomeone to do something in a way that isgentleratherthanforcefulordirect: Hecleverlynudges us towards theconclusionhe himself hasreached. Do youfindyourparentsnudging you in thedirectionoffurtherstudy?
Encouraging and urging on
Idiomnudge nudge (wink wink) Examplesofnudgingnudging In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Nudgingthe calf towards the prey item is more likely to fit the definition of teaching than rescuing a stranded calf. From theCambridge English Corpus But for all that, they fed increasing amounts of coffee to a thirsty international market,nudgingpast sugar by the early 1830s. From theCambridge English Corpus Disequilibrium and gait disorders in older people symmetry and balance on standing, turning, withnudgingand with eye closure. From theCambridge English Corpus Second, we have obtained evidence to suggest that marital and parent - child relationships can play a causal role innudgingthe child along the path toward adaptation or dysfunction. From theCambridge English Corpus For years now every government have beennudgingand hinting at the universities to cut expenditure. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Now oil isnudging$27 a barrel, and the increases cannot be hidden. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It was suggested that we werenudgingin that direction. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 This will take us up to about 1980, by which time the electorate in my constituency will benudging200,000. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Bynudgingand shoving, it may be possible to deal with that sort of problem. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The pound is now approaching parity with the dollar; the index isnudgingthe 1,000 mark. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Direct agricultural support as a result of foot and mouth is climbing above £500 million and the support to the rural economy isnudgingabove £200 million. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 With a littlenudgingand argumentation, could not most fields of social policy be brought in as well? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 He will be thanked by disabled people everywhere fornudgingthings forward on their behalf. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There is a suggestion ofnudgingthe meteor out of its dangerous orbit. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The worker in the motor car industry is nownudgingup to, and sometimes going beyond, what the professional man is earning. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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