Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nidge

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
nidge
IPA
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To dress the face of (a stone) with a sharp-pointed hammer.

Transitive verb

Etymology

From a voiced variant of nitch (“notch”).

Usage

Inflected Forms

nidges (present, singular) nidging (participle, present) nidged (participle, past) nidged (past)

Rhymes With

bridge sandwich ridge fridge luggage homage arbitrage midge smidge frig pidge abridge

Questions

What does nidge mean?
To dress the face of (a stone) with a sharp-pointed hammer.
Where does nidge come from?
From a voiced variant of nitch (“notch”).

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