- with the edge forwards or uppermost
- on, by, with, or towards the edge
- get a word in edgeways ⇒ (usually used with a negative) to succeed in interrupting a conversation in which someone else is talking incessantly
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edgeways /ˈɛdʒˌweɪz/, esp US Canadian edgewise /ˈɛdʒˌwaɪz/ adv
edge•wise /ˈɛdʒˌwaɪz/USA pronunciation also edge•ways /ˈɛdʒˌweɪz/USA pronunciation
adv.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- in the direction of the edge;
sideways:squeezed the papers in edgewise between the books.
- Idioms get a word in edgewise, to succeed in participating in a conversation when someone else is very talkative:I can't get a word in edgewise when he is talking.
edge•wise
(ej′wīz′),USA pronunciation adv.
- with the edge forward; in the direction of the edge.
- sideways.
- get a word in edgewise, to succeed in entering a conversation or expressing one's opinion in spite of competition or opposition:There were so many people talking at once that I couldn't get a word in edgewise.
- edge + -wise 1560–70
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