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To touch or push gently (as with the elbow) usually to call attention or convey an intimation.

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Usage examples (37)
  • Verb (used with object) : He was always nudging his son to move to a better neighborhood
  • The point of nudging is that you might as well use this inherent power to do some good for others.
  • When I look at an area in my district that was in recession before recession was cool, we know that nudging is not enough.
  • But without government nudging, that isn't likely before next year's election, which puts George Bush's own job at hazard.
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