budge
verb (used without object)
to move slightly; begin to move.
budges
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present tense formof budge (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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Despite the difficulties and dilemmas, her friends and colleagues agree she is not someone who budges easily.
From BBC ● Mar. 9, 2024
And without Notre Dame, it’s increasingly unlikely the Big Ten budges — for now.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 6, 2022
If neither side budges from its current demands, the talks—which have been in hiatus for five months—are likely to go nowhere, in which case we will see the sharpening of tensions or worse.
From Slate ● Nov. 29, 2021
Meanwhile, you and I know before she does that it’s not going to be New York that budges, that the only one making any changes in order to survive here will be Tess.
From New York Times ● May 24, 2016
The strength of the resulting earthquake depends on how much energy has built up in the fault before it budges, how much of the fault slips, and how far it moves.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
