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Nudging

To push against gently, especially in order to gain attention or give a signal.

📖 Definitions of "Nudging"

verb

1
To push against gently, especially in order to gain attention or give a signal.
2
To near or come close to something.

noun

1
The act of giving a nudge; pushing, touching.
2
Hinting or influencing people's choices (according to nudge theory); softly controlling.
"It has been remarked that nudging is also a euphemism for psychological manipulation as practiced in social engineering."

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
prodverb	(transitive) To poke, to push, to touch.
poke atverb	to push against gently
movingnoun	(not comparable) That moves or move.
shiftingnoun	A shift or change; a shifting movement.
scrollingnoun	(computing) The continuous movement of text or images on a display screen in either a horizontal or vertical direction.
displacingverb	To move something, or someone, especially to forcibly move people from their homeland.
jostlingnoun	An act of jostling; a push or shove.
shovenoun	A rough push.
pushnoun	An attempt to persuade someone into a particular course of action.
jostlenoun	The act of jostling someone or something; push, shove.
hunchnoun	A theory, idea, or guess; an intuitive impression that something will happen.
tuggingverb	The action of something that tugs; a pull.
boostnoun	Something that helps, or adds power or effectiveness; assistance.
shuntnoun	An act of moving (suddenly), as due to a push or shove.
cajoleverb	(ambitransitive) To persuade someone to do something which they are reluctant to do, especially by flattery or promises; to coax.
push-and-pullnoun	Synonym of push-pull.
tweaknoun	A slight adjustment or modification.
sidlenoun	A furtive advance.
jerknoun	A sudden, often uncontrolled movement, especially of the human body.
shiftnoun	A movement to do something, a beginning.