budge
Present Participle
budging
Past Tense
budged
Past Participle
budged
1
to shift or move a small amount, often reluctantly or with difficulty
- The heavy rock wouldn't budge no matter how hard they tried to push it.
- She asked the cat to move, but it didn't budge from its comfortable spot on the windowsill.
- The car was stuck in the mud and wouldn't budge despite the driver's efforts.
- Trying not to disturb the sleeping baby, she reached for the toy without making it budge.
- The stubborn drawer wouldn't budge, making it challenging to access the utensils inside.
2
to change one's opinion or decision after some pressure
- He wouldn't budge on his decision, no matter what we said.
- After a long discussion, she finally budged and agreed to help.
- The manager didn't budge on the deadline despite the team's requests.
- It took a lot of convincing, but he eventually budged.
- They tried to negotiate, but the seller refused to budge on the price.