verge

/vɜːrdʒ/

Syllables verge

Stress VERGE

Phonics Breakdown

ver

/vɜːr/

er sound

ge

/dʒ/

soft g

Meaning

the edge or boundary; the point at which something is about to happen

Sound Reference

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ver=/vɜːr/(verb) + ge=/dʒ/(age)

Example

She was on the verge of tears.