nudge
1 (nŭj)
[Probably of Scandinavian origin.]
transitive verb: nudged, nudg·ing, nudg·es.
- To push against gently, especially in order to gain attention or give a signal.
- To come close to; near: “The temperature was nudging 105 degrees in the shade” (Scouting)
noun
- A gentle push.
derivatives
- nudǵer
- noun
nudge
2 or nudzh
or noodge
(nŏŏj)
Slang [From Yiddish nudyen, to pester, bore, from Polish nudzić.]
noun
- One who persistently pesters, annoys, or complains.
verb: nudged or nudzhed or noodged, nudg·ing or nudzh·ing or noodg·ing, nudg·es or nudzh·es or noodg·es
transitive verb
- To annoy persistently; pester.
intransitive verb
- To complain or carp persistently.