Meanings
verbbudge the needle (third-person singular simple present budges the needle, present participle budging the needle, simple past and past participle budged the needle)
present singular third person budges the needle · participle present budging the needle · participle past budged the needle · past budged the needle
- Synonym of move the needle.
Synonyms: move the needle
Synonyms & antonyms
verbSynonym of move the needle.
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budge the needle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/budge%20the%20needle
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“budge the needle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/budge%20the%20needle. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “budge the needle,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/budge%20the%20needle.
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