verging

v. border, approach; border, be on the verge; tend towards, lean in a certain direction

Noun
1. a region marking a boundary
(synonym) brink, threshold
(hypernym) boundary, edge, bound
2. the limit beyond which something happens or changes; "on the verge of tears"; "on the brink of bankruptcy"
(synonym) brink
(hypernym) limit, bounds, boundary
3. a ceremonial or emblematic staff
(synonym) scepter, sceptre, wand
(hypernym) staff
(hyponym) bauble
4. a grass border along a road
(hypernym) border
(classification) United Kingdom, UK, Great Britain, GB, Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Verb
1. border on; come close to; "His behavior verges on the criminal"
(hypernym) bound, border
(derivation) brink

v. pass, die, wilt, wither, go by, wear off, vanish; assault, violate, transgress

v. perish, founder, be lost, rot, putrefy, drown, go bad

(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Verge