joggle

[ jog-uhl ]
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verb (used with object),jog·gled, jog·gling.
  1. 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.

  2. to cause to shake or totter as by a sudden, slight push; jostle.

  1. to join or fasten by fitting a projection into a recess.

  2. to fit or fasten with dowels.

verb (used without object),jog·gled, jog·gling.
  1. to move irregularly; have a jogging or jolting motion; shake.

noun
  1. the act of joggling.

  2. a slight shake or jolt.

  1. a moving with jolts or jerks.

  2. a projection on one of two joining objects fitting into a corresponding recess in the other to prevent slipping.

  3. Carpentry. an enlarged area, as of a post or king post, for supporting the foot of a strut, brace, etc.

Origin of joggle

1
First recorded in 1505–15; jog1 + -le

Other words from joggle

  • joggler, noun

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How to use joggle in a sentence

  • And something, some random joggling of a memory, in that eerie trading in the city of the Silent Ones.

    The Door Through Space | Marion Zimmer Bradley
  • The Doctor and the Sénéchal, flat in the heather, saw the lantern issue from the Sark cutting and come joggling towards them.

  • The poor little tired thing—do you think you could slip out without moving while I hold up her head—oh, I mean without joggling?

    The Very Small Person | Annie Hamilton Donnell
  • The third-class car, joggling along on a flat wheel, was full of the smell of sweat and sour wine.

    One Man's Initiation--1917 | John Dos Passos
  • Of course any joggling or slackness here is like a broken front tooth, or a loose steel pen.

British Dictionary definitions for joggle

joggle

/ (ˈdʒɒɡəl) /


verb
  1. to shake or move (someone or something) with a slightly jolting motion

  2. (tr) to join or fasten (two pieces of building material) by means of a joggle

noun
  1. the act of joggling

  2. a slight irregular shake; jolt

  1. 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

  2. a shoulder designed to take the thrust of a strut or brace

Origin of joggle

1
C16: frequentative of jog 1

Derived forms of joggle

  • joggler, noun

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