joggle

joggle
UK [ˈdʒɒɡ(ə)l] / US [ˈdʒɑɡ(ə)l] verb [intransitive/transitive]
Word forms "joggle":
present tense I/you/we/they joggle he/she/it joggles present participle joggling past tense joggled past participle joggled informal
to move in different directions with sudden quick small movements, or to make something move in this way

English dictionary. 2014.

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Synonyms:
(by hitting),


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  • Joggle — Jog gle, n. [Arch.] A notch or tooth in the joining surface of any piece of building material to prevent slipping; sometimes, but incorrectly, applied to a separate piece fitted into two adjacent stones, or the like. [1913 Webster] {Joggle joint} …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Joggle — Jog gle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Joggled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Joggling}.] [Freq. of jog.] [1913 Webster] 1. To shake slightly; to push suddenly but slightly, so as to cause to shake or totter; to jostle; to jog. [1913 Webster] 2. (Arch.) To join by… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Joggle — Jog gle, v. i. To shake or totter; to slip out of place. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • joggle — (v.) 1510s, apparently a frequentative of JOG (Cf. jog), though attested earlier than it. Related: Joggled; joggling. Carpentry sense is from 1703, of unknown origin. As a noun from 1727 …   Etymology dictionary

  • joggle — dv. DEFINICIJA v. džoglirati …   Hrvatski jezični portal

  • joggle — ► VERB ▪ move with repeated small bobs or jerks. ► NOUN ▪ a joggling movement. ORIGIN from JOG(Cf. ↑jog) …   English terms dictionary

  • joggle — joggle1 [jäg′əl] vt., vi. joggled, joggling [freq. of JOG1] to shake or jolt slightly n. a slight jolt joggle2 [jäg′əl] n. [< JOG2] …   English World dictionary

  • joggle — I. verb (joggled; joggling) Etymology: frequentative of 1jog Date: 1513 transitive verb to shake slightly intransitive verb to move shakily or jerkily • joggler noun II …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • joggle — joggle1 verb move with repeated small bobs or jerks. noun a joggling movement. Origin C16: frequentative of jog. joggle2 noun a joint between two pieces of stone, concrete, or timber, consisting of a projection in one of the pieces fitting into a …   English new terms dictionary

  • joggle — [c]/ˈdʒɒgəl / (say joguhl) verb (joggled, joggling) –verb (t) 1. to shake slightly; move to and fro as by repeated jerks. 2. to join or fasten by a joggle or joggles. –verb (i) 3. to move irregularly; have a jogging or jolting motion; shake.… …  

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