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joggling

joggling is the present participle and gerund of joggle.

Meaning of joggle

Verb (1)

joggle (third-person singular simple present joggles, present participle joggling, simple past and past participle joggled)

  1. (transitive) To shake slightly; to push suddenly but slightly, so as to cause to shake or totter; to jostle; to jog.
    • Little Elephant sighed because he felt ready to burst and he didn't see how he could eat any pudding, and he'd been waiting all day for that pudding. So he got up and trotted around the table ten times to joggle down his turkey. He must make room for the Christmas pudding!1938, Heluiz Chandler Washburne, Little Elephant's Christmas
  2. (intransitive) To shake or totter; to slip out of place.

Verb (2)

joggle (third-person singular simple present joggles, present participle joggling, simple past and past participle joggled)

  1. (transitive) To join by means of joggles, so as to prevent sliding apart; sometimes, loosely, to dowel.
    • The struts of a roof are joggled into the truss posts.1842, Joseph Gwilt, Encyclopaedia of Architecture

Verb (3)

joggle (third-person singular simple present joggles, present participle joggling, simple past and past participle joggled)

  1. To jog or run while juggling.

See all 6 meanings of joggle

Noun (1)

joggling (plural jogglings)

  1. The act by which something is joggled, or shaken up and down.
    • Before I could turn and seek the door, there came a really terrific shock; the ground seemed to roll under me in waves, interrupted by violent jogglings up and down, and there was a heavy grinding noise as of brick houses rubbing together.2008, Craig Chalquist, Deep California

Noun (2)

joggling (uncountable)

  1. The act of juggling while jogging.

Forms of joggling

pluraljogglings

Origin of joggling

From joggle + -ing.

Blend of jogging + juggling.

Words formed from joggling

Questions about joggling

What does joggling mean?
Joggling means the act by which something is joggled, or shaken up and down.
What is joggling the present participle and gerund of?
Joggling is the present participle and gerund of joggle.
What part of speech is joggling?
Joggling is a noun.
What is the plural of joggling?
The plural of joggling is jogglings.

Words near joggling in the dictionary

  1. joggled
  2. joggler
  3. jogglers
  4. joggles
  5. jogglety
  6. joggling
  7. jogglings
  8. joggly
  9. joghee
  10. joghees
  11. joghi

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