NUDGED Synonyms: 92 Similar and Opposite Words

nudged

verb

Definition of nudged next

past tense of nudge

as in brushed

to pass lightly across or touch gently especially in passing accidentally nudged me as they squeezed past

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as in urged

to try to persuade (someone) through earnest appeals to follow a course of action the car salesman nudged me into taking a test-drive, even though I had said that I was just looking

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While the ’60s was known for its backcombed bouffants and brushed back bobs, about midway through the decade, Brigitte Bardot brought pigtails into the beauty zeitgeist.

Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024
Her hair was parted in the middle, with her signature curtain bangs brushed to either side of her forehead and blended into the rest of her hair.

Kara Nesvig, Allure, 11 Dec. 2024

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