BUDGE
What does "BUDGE" mean?
To move slightly, or to change one's opinion (usually in the negative).
Meanings
- To move or shift, even a little (most often used negatively). The piano wouldn't budge no matter how hard we pushed.
- To change one's mind or position; to yield. Both sides refused to budge on the price.
Did you know?
- You almost always meet 'budge' wearing a 'won't' or 'didn't': the word leans so hard toward the negative that 'it budged' sounds oddly bare next to 'it wouldn't budge'.
Word origin
From French 'bouger' (to move, stir), from a Vulgar Latin form related to Latin 'bullire' (to bubble, boil) - the idea of something stirring into motion.
Remember it
BUDGE rhymes with 'nudge' - but a nudge moves things and a budge usually refuses to.
A little poem
The mule won't budge; the mountain stays the same;
stubbornness and patience share one name.
couplet
Wordplay
- I tried to reason with the boulder for an hour. It really wouldn't budge - and neither, frankly, would I.
What it teaches
Refusing to budge looks like strength until the river goes around you.
Quick facts
What does BUDGE mean?
To move slightly, or to change one's opinion (usually in the negative).
Is BUDGE a valid word?
Yes — BUDGE is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is BUDGE?
BUDGE has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does BUDGE come from?
From French 'bouger' (to move, stir), from a Vulgar Latin form related to Latin 'bullire' (to bubble, boil) - the idea of something stirring into motion.
What can BUDGE teach us?
Refusing to budge looks like strength until the river goes around you.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.