verge
nounUK /vɜːdʒ/
US /vɝːdʒ/
The edge or border of something.
She stood on the verge of the road, waiting for the bus.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. The point at which something is about to happen.
The company is on the verge of a big success.
3. A strip of grass at the side of a road.
Wildflowers grew along the grass verge.
4. To be very close to doing or experiencing something.
He was verging on tears after the sad movie.