nudging

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noun

The act of giving a nudge; pushing, touching.

“It has been remarked that nudging is also a euphemism for psychological manipulation as practiced in social engineering.”

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of nudge
nounnudging (plural nudgings)

plural nudgings

  1. The act of giving a nudge; pushing, touching.
  2. Hinting or influencing people's choices (according to nudge theory); softly controlling.

    It has been remarked that nudging is also a euphemism for psychological manipulation as practiced in social engineering.

Translations

Norwegian dulting
  • dultingHinting or influencing

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

dunging
Cite this entry
APA

nudging. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nudging

MLA

“nudging.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nudging. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nudging,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nudging.

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