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verge
Part of speech: NounA rod or staff carried as a sign of authority; a limit or boundary; an extreme edge; as, the verge of a precipice.
Part of speech: VerbTo be on the edge or border: with on; to tend; to incline.
Usage examples "verge":- She had been pushed nearer, and nearer, and nearer; struggle as she might she was on the verge. - "Historical Romances: Under the Red Robe, Count Hannibal, A Gentleman of France", Stanley J. Weyman.
- She was on the verge of collapse; but she looked up and smiled faintly as Dan burst in. - "Dan Merrithew", Lawrence Perry.
- Miss Cornelia still hesitated, on the verge of departure. - "The Bat", Avery Hopwood Mary Roberts Rinehart.