- joggle
- jog|gle [ `dʒagl ] verb intransitive or transitive INFORMALto move in different directions with sudden quick small movements, or to make something move in this way
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
joggle
Look at other dictionaries:
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 — 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… … English 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.… …
