nudzh

verb (used with or without object), noun

1. nudge2.

verb (used with object), nudged, nudg·ing.

1. to annoy with persistent complaints, criticisms, or pleas; nag: He was always nudging his son to move to a better neighborhood.

verb (used without object), nudged, nudg·ing.

2. to nag, whine, or carp.

noun

3. a person who nudges; pest.

verb (tr)

1. to push or poke (someone) gently, esp with the elbow, to get attention; jog
2. to push slowly or lightlyas I drove out, I just nudged the gatepost
3. to give (someone) a gentle reminder or encouragement

noun

4. a gentle poke or push
5. a gentle reminder

n.2“a slight push,” 1836, from nudge (v.). v.“to push slightly with the elbow,” 1670s, perhaps from Scandinavian (cf. Norwegian nugge, nyggje “to jostle, rub;” Icelandic nugga “to rub, massage”). Related: Nudged; nudging. n.1“complainer, nagger,” 1960s, from Yiddish, from Slavic words meaning “fret, ache,” realted to the root of nudnik (q.v.).