Moves slightly or shifts; third person singular present tense of 'budge,' or plural noun for multiple budging movements.
Present tense third person singular form of 'budge,' from Old French 'bouger,' ultimately derived from Latin 'bullire' meaning 'to boil' or 'to move.'
The phrase 'He budges not an inch' became an idiom for steadfastness, showing how a simple physical action (moving slightly) became a metaphor for moral character and stubbornness!
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