Meaning

2 senses

  1. Edgeways.

  2. As if by an edge.

    Once his boss got started, Jim just couldn’t get a word in edgewise.

    as if by an edge; barely

Examples

11 sentences

  1. I couldn't get a word in edgewise.

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  2. Tom kept talking and didn't let Mary get a word in edgewise.

    ruТом продолжал говорить и не давал Мэри вставить ни слова. — Wezzel

    deTom redete und redete und ließ Maria gar nicht zu Worte kommen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  3. Tom couldn't get a word in edgewise.

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  4. Everyone was talking at once, so I couldn't get a word in edgewise.

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  5. Tom had something he wanted to say. However, he couldn't fit a word in edgewise.

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Origin

From edge + -wise. Compare English edgeling (“edgeways”) and edgelong.

From edge + -wise. Compare English edgeling (“edgeways”) and edgelong.

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Forms

more edgewise, most edgewise
Comparativemore edgewise Lesson
Superlativemost edgewise

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
edgeways
Close in meaning
  • as if by an edge; barely:edgeways
  • with the edge forward or on, by, or toward the edge:edgeways

Lessons for this word

1 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
edgewaysedgyedibleedict

Dictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.

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