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budge the needle

budge the needle verb: synonym of move the needle.

Verb

budge the needle (third-person singular simple present budges the needle, present participle budging the needle, simple past and past participle budged the needle)

  1. Synonym of move the needle.
    Synonyms:
    move the needle

Synonyms of budge the needle

Forms of budge the needle

third-person singular presentbudges the needle
present participlebudging the needle
past participlebudged the needle
pastbudged the needle

Questions about budge the needle

What does budge the needle mean?
Budge the needle means synonym of move the needle.
What part of speech is budge the needle?
Budge the needle is a verb.
What is the past tense of budge the needle?
The past tense of budge the needle is budged the needle.

Words near budge the needle in the dictionary

  1. budge bachelor
  2. budge bachelors
  3. budge barrel
  4. budge barrels
  5. Budge Budge
  6. budge the needle
  7. budge up
  8. budgeable
  9. budged
  10. budged an inch
  11. budged the needle

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