joggle
to shake slightly; move to and fro, as by repeated jerks; jiggle: She joggled the key in the lock a couple of times before getting the door open.
to cause to shake or totter as by a sudden, slight push; jostle.
to join or fasten by fitting a projection into a recess.
to fit or fasten with dowels.
to move irregularly; have a jogging or jolting motion; shake.
the act of joggling.
a slight shake or jolt.
a moving with jolts or jerks.
a projection on one of two joining objects fitting into a corresponding recess in the other to prevent slipping.
Carpentry. an enlarged area, as of a post or king post, for supporting the foot of a strut, brace, etc.
Origin of joggle
1Other words from joggle
- joggler, noun
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How to use joggle in a sentence
"We will go to the Hotel de l'Europe, if you press it;" and away the cabriolet joggled over the roughly paved street.
He joggled it very gently this way and that to make sure that it was not connected with anything behind.
Tom Slade with the Colors | Percy K. FitzhughSo one lay, fearful to move, like a cup of wine that is too full and mustn't be joggled with even a kick at the bed sheets.
Erik Dorn | Ben HechtIts wide interior arch of sixty-one feet span, with joggled arch stones, is a most remarkable piece of work.
Memorials of Old London | VariousAnd he joggled the handle three times up and back, and soaked me for seventeen bucks.
Rippling Rhymes | Walt Mason
British Dictionary definitions for joggle
/ (ˈdʒɒɡəl) /
to shake or move (someone or something) with a slightly jolting motion
(tr) to join or fasten (two pieces of building material) by means of a joggle
the act of joggling
a slight irregular shake; jolt
a joint between two pieces of building material by means of a projection on one piece that fits into a notch in the other; dowel
a shoulder designed to take the thrust of a strut or brace
Origin of joggle
1Derived forms of joggle
- joggler, noun
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