Nudge
verb
To gently push or touch someone or something.
She nudged him playfully with her elbow.
Often appears as...
- nudge somebody
- nudge gently
verb
To persuade or encourage someone to do something.
I need to nudge him into making a decision.
Often appears as...
- nudge into
- nudge towards
noun
A gentle push or prod, typically with one's elbow.
He gave me a nudge and pointed at the cake.
Often appears as...
- give a nudge
- a gentle nudge
noun
A hint or slight indication.
He needed a nudge in the right direction.
Often appears as...
- a subtle nudge
- nudge in the right direction
verb
To move something or someone slowly and carefully.
She nudged the car into the garage.
Often appears as...
- nudge forward
- nudge something into
verb
To gently push or touch someone or something.
She nudged him playfully with her elbow.
Often appears as...
- nudge somebody
- nudge gently
verb
To persuade or encourage someone to do something.
I need to nudge him into making a decision.
Often appears as...
- nudge into
- nudge towards
noun
A gentle push or prod, typically with one's elbow.
He gave me a nudge and pointed at the cake.
Often appears as...
- give a nudge
- a gentle nudge
noun
A hint or slight indication.
He needed a nudge in the right direction.
Often appears as...
- a subtle nudge
- nudge in the right direction
verb
To move something or someone slowly and carefully.
She nudged the car into the garage.
Often appears as...
- nudge forward
- nudge something into
Definition 1 of 5
Pro Tip 1/2Physical Contact
Used when someone touches another person to get attention or give a signal.
In a crowded bus, she nudged her friend to show her the funny sign outside.
Pro Tip 2/2Subtle Interruption
A polite way to interrupt someone without using words, usually in a social setting.
During the boring lecture, he nudged me and pointed to his watch.
Pro Tip 1/2Physical Contact
Used when someone touches another person to get attention or give a signal.
In a crowded bus, she nudged her friend to show her the funny sign outside.
Pro Tip 2/2Subtle Interruption
A polite way to interrupt someone without using words, usually in a social setting.
During the boring lecture, he nudged me and pointed to his watch.
Pro Tip 1/2Physical Contact
Used when someone touches another person to get attention or give a signal.
In a crowded bus, she nudged her friend to show her the funny sign outside.
Pro Tip 2/2Subtle Interruption
A polite way to interrupt someone without using words, usually in a social setting.
During the boring lecture, he nudged me and pointed to his watch.
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Video examples
Upgrading management...
coach you on how to go anywhere new the first few times we rely on health trackers to help us achieve our fitness goals or in my case gently nudging me to eat less move more sleep and smile and our research for the dakota company we were encouraged to see a whole new wave of innovation companies taking inspiration from the consumer landscape
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What coronavirus means...
We have a shot to nudge each other to be our better selves. And to look at the stories of inspiration, the stories of humans reaching out to humans, of companies doing incredible things, letting go of the profit motive for a moment, of countries trying to help each other -- there are stories about that.
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The science of...
saliva samples showed an increase in testosterone in those who had smelled a shirt worn by an ovulating woman. Such a testosterone boost may give a man the nudge to pursue a woman he might not have otherwise noticed. A woman's nose is particularly attuned
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How to make stress your...
And when oxytocin is released in the stress response, it is motivating you to seek support. Your biological stress response is nudging you to tell someone how you feel, instead of bottling it up. Your stress response wants to make sure you notice
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How movies teach manhood...
is to look out for those movies that pass the Bechdel Test, if we can find them, and to seek out the heroines who are there, who show real courage, who bring people together, and to nudge our sons to identify with those heroines
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Lessons from death row...
before he's a murderer? What options do we have to nudge that person off of the path that is going to lead to a result that everybody -- death penalty supporters and death penalty opponents -- still think is a bad
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The Science of a Happy...
and other people are challenged and decompensate quite rapidly, vulnerable. What are the clues to understanding those differences and most importantly how can we nudge people along this continuum
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My descent into...
One potholes. That's right. Potholes. I had a lot of potholes when I was kid. We all had them -- you know, the things in life that we hit that invariably just kind of nudge us off our path,
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Up Close and Personal...
Okay, there's a bit of difficult manoeuvring. Let me see if I can nudge it forward. Oh, dear.
Video examples
A Collection Of Spring...
towards the edge encouraged by a gentle nudge
Video examples
Upgrading management...
coach you on how to go anywhere new the first few times we rely on health trackers to help us achieve our fitness goals or in my case gently nudging me to eat less move more sleep and smile and our research for the dakota company we were encouraged to see a whole new wave of innovation companies taking inspiration from the consumer landscape
Video examples
What coronavirus means...
We have a shot to nudge each other to be our better selves. And to look at the stories of inspiration, the stories of humans reaching out to humans, of companies doing incredible things, letting go of the profit motive for a moment, of countries trying to help each other -- there are stories about that.
Video examples
The science of...
saliva samples showed an increase in testosterone in those who had smelled a shirt worn by an ovulating woman. Such a testosterone boost may give a man the nudge to pursue a woman he might not have otherwise noticed. A woman's nose is particularly attuned
Video examples
How to make stress your...
And when oxytocin is released in the stress response, it is motivating you to seek support. Your biological stress response is nudging you to tell someone how you feel, instead of bottling it up. Your stress response wants to make sure you notice
Video examples
How movies teach manhood...
is to look out for those movies that pass the Bechdel Test, if we can find them, and to seek out the heroines who are there, who show real courage, who bring people together, and to nudge our sons to identify with those heroines
Video examples
Lessons from death row...
before he's a murderer? What options do we have to nudge that person off of the path that is going to lead to a result that everybody -- death penalty supporters and death penalty opponents -- still think is a bad
Video examples
The Science of a Happy...
and other people are challenged and decompensate quite rapidly, vulnerable. What are the clues to understanding those differences and most importantly how can we nudge people along this continuum
Video examples
My descent into...
One potholes. That's right. Potholes. I had a lot of potholes when I was kid. We all had them -- you know, the things in life that we hit that invariably just kind of nudge us off our path,
Video examples
Up Close and Personal...
Okay, there's a bit of difficult manoeuvring. Let me see if I can nudge it forward. Oh, dear.
Video examples
A Collection Of Spring...
towards the edge encouraged by a gentle nudge
Example 1 of 10
Quote examples
Sara Blakely
American Businesswoman
I think failure is nothing more than life's way of nudging you that you are off course. My attitude to failure is not attached to outcome, but in not trying. It is liberating. Most people attach failure to something not working out or how people perceive you. This way, it is about answering to yourself.
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Carol Leifer
American Comedian
I'm always a big fan of if you approach somebody politely about something and you're not a nudge - you're just pretty honest and simple, my kind of philosophy is that I'm not afraid of 'no,' and that's way different than 'I won't take no for an answer.
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Tom Stoppard
English Dramatist
I don't think writers are sacred, but words are. They deserve respect. If you get the right ones in the right order, you can nudge the world a little or make a poem which children will speak for you when you're dead.
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Pete Carroll
American Coach
Each person holds so much power within themselves that needs to be let out. Sometimes they just need a little nudge, a little direction, a little support, a little coaching, and the greatest things can happen.
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Barbara Park
American Author
I'm so lazy as far as liking to get up, go to the office in my pajamas, get dressed about noon. And I hate flying. So I have this really laid-back, good lifestyle, and it's hard to nudge me out of it.
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Jon Hamm
American Actor
I got into acting because my teachers kept nudging me into it. The power a teacher has to influence someone is so great. I can't think of a profession I have more respect for.
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Lucy Davis
English Actress
All the superhero stuff, somewhere deep down, I think it nudges us into remembering that, really, we're all fabulous if you let go of fear.
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Aishwarya R. Dhanush
Indian Director
My husband encouraged me to stand on my own, gave me the nudge to do what I wanted - either singing or directing films.
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Shannon Lee
American Actress
Philosophical ideas and sayings are great. They give us a little boost, a nudge in the arm, a fire in the belly.
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Richard Thaler
American Economist
We humans actually need help controlling our impulses - nudges.
Quote examples
Sara Blakely
American Businesswoman
I think failure is nothing more than life's way of nudging you that you are off course. My attitude to failure is not attached to outcome, but in not trying. It is liberating. Most people attach failure to something not working out or how people perceive you. This way, it is about answering to yourself.
Quote examples
Carol Leifer
American Comedian
I'm always a big fan of if you approach somebody politely about something and you're not a nudge - you're just pretty honest and simple, my kind of philosophy is that I'm not afraid of 'no,' and that's way different than 'I won't take no for an answer.
Quote examples
Tom Stoppard
English Dramatist
I don't think writers are sacred, but words are. They deserve respect. If you get the right ones in the right order, you can nudge the world a little or make a poem which children will speak for you when you're dead.
Quote examples
Pete Carroll
American Coach
Each person holds so much power within themselves that needs to be let out. Sometimes they just need a little nudge, a little direction, a little support, a little coaching, and the greatest things can happen.
Quote examples
Barbara Park
American Author
I'm so lazy as far as liking to get up, go to the office in my pajamas, get dressed about noon. And I hate flying. So I have this really laid-back, good lifestyle, and it's hard to nudge me out of it.
Quote examples
Jon Hamm
American Actor
I got into acting because my teachers kept nudging me into it. The power a teacher has to influence someone is so great. I can't think of a profession I have more respect for.
Quote examples
Lucy Davis
English Actress
All the superhero stuff, somewhere deep down, I think it nudges us into remembering that, really, we're all fabulous if you let go of fear.
Quote examples
Aishwarya R. Dhanush
Indian Director
My husband encouraged me to stand on my own, gave me the nudge to do what I wanted - either singing or directing films.
Quote examples
Shannon Lee
American Actress
Philosophical ideas and sayings are great. They give us a little boost, a nudge in the arm, a fire in the belly.
Quote examples
Richard Thaler
American Economist
We humans actually need help controlling our impulses - nudges.
Example 1 of 10
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