edgeways (redirected from get a word in edgewise)

edge·wise  (jwz) also edge·ways (-wz)

adv.

1. With the edge foremost.

2. On, by, with, or toward the edge.

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edgeways or esp US & Canad edgewise

Adverb

1. with the edge forwards or uppermost

2. get a word in edgeways to interrupt a conversation in which someone else is talking continuously

Thesaurus

Adv.	1.	edgeways - as if by an edge; barely; "I could not get a word in edgewise" edgewise
	2.	edgeways - with the edge forward or on, by, or toward the edge; "he sawed the board edgeways"; "held it edgewise" edgewise

Translations

edgeways [ˈɛdʒweɪz] adv he couldn't get a word in edgeways → no pudo meter baza

edgeways [ˈɛdʒweɪz] adv → latéralement;

he couldn't get a word in edgeways → il ne pouvait pas placer un mot

edgeways [ˈɛdʒweɪz] edge adv he couldn't get a word in edgeways → er kam überhaupt nicht zu Wort

edgeways [ˈɛdʒweɪz] adv → di fianco;

he couldn't get a word in edgeways → non riuscì a dire una parola