budge the needle in English

Forms: budges the needle [present, singular, third-person], budging the needle [participle, present], budged the needle [participle, past], budged the needle [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} budge the needle (third-person singular simple present budges the needle, present participle budging the needle, simple past and past participle budged the needle)

Inflected forms

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"budge the needle" meaning in English

Verb

Inflected forms