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Grammar : Verb
Spell : ej
Phonetic Transcription : ɛdʒ



Definition of edging in

Origin :
  • late 13c., "to give an edge to" (implied in past participle egged), from edge (n.). Meaning "to move edgeways (with the edge toward the spectator), advance slowly" is from 1620s, originally nautical. Meaning "to defeat by a narrow margin" is from 1953. The meaning "urge on, incite" (16c.) often must be a mistake for egg (v.). Related: Edged; edging.
  • As in infiltrate : verb creep in
  • As in insinuate : verb force one's way into
  • As in interrupt : verb bother, interfere

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