Verb
Their horses refused to budge.
The door was stuck, and we couldn't even get it to budge.
Could you try opening this jar for me? I can't budge the lid.
We tried to change her mind, but we couldn't budge her.
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Noun
Supply and Demand The problem here is simply one of supply and demand: while the supply of music grows at an increasing rate every year, the demand for it barely budges.—Bill Rosenblatt, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025 And yet one thing never budges: they've been undocumented for over three decades.—Jasmine Garsd, NPR, 19 Nov. 2024
Verb
After launching at No. 1 on the Blues Albums chart, Sinners doesn't budge an inch.—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025 For now, tariffs have yet to budge prices — the Consumer Price Index in March rose 2.4% on an annual basis, down from 2.8% in February.—Alain Sherter, CBS News, 8 May 2025
Adjective
The works council and union have repeatedly warned of further escalation of strikes should Volkswagen's management not budge in negotiations.—Sophie Kiderlin,jenni Reid,holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 9 Dec. 2024 Nike hasn’t seen its emissions budge in the past decade, despite promises to sharply reduce them.—Rob Davis, ProPublica, 6 Sep. 2024 See All Example Sentences for budge
Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle English bugee, from Anglo-French buge
Verb
Anglo-French bouger, from Vulgar Latin *bullicare, from Latin bullire to boil — more at boil
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