noun, verb ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The act of giving a nudge; pushing, touching.
2. 2
   Hinting or influencing people's choices (according to nudge theory); softly controlling.

   "It has been remarked that nudging is also a euphemism for psychological manipulation as practiced in social engineering."

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of nudge form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms

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Example

More examples

"My friend kept nudging me to tell me something."

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