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BNC: 0 COCA: 35711

edgewise

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
edgewise (US) /ˈɛʤˌwaɪz/ adverb
or chiefly British edgeways /ˈɛʤˌweɪz/
edgewise (US)
/ˈɛʤˌwaɪz/
adverb
or chiefly British edgeways /ˈɛʤˌweɪz/
Learner's definition of EDGEWISE
: sideways
◊ If you can't get a word in edgewise it means that someone else is talking so much that you are not able to say anything.插话
BNC: 0 COCA: 35711

edgewise

adverb

edge·​wise ˈej-ˌwīz How to pronounce edgewise (audio)
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: as if by an edge : barely
usually used in the phrase get a word in edgewise

Example Sentences

you can squeeze through the narrow passage between the two caves if you go edgewise

Word History

First Known Use

1677, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of edgewise was in 1677
BNC: 0 COCA: 35711

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