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Jostling — Jostle Jos tle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Jostled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Jostling}.] [A dim. of joust, just, v. See {Joust}, and cf. {Justle}.] [Written also {justle}.] To run against and shake; to push out of the way; to elbow; to hustle; to disturb by… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
jostling — adj. Jostling is used with these nouns: ↑crowd … Collocations dictionary
jostling — noun the act of jostling (forcing your way by pushing) • Syn: ↑jostle • Derivationally related forms: ↑jostle, ↑jostle (for: ↑jostle) • Hypernyms: ↑shove … Useful english dictionary
jostling — jos·tle || dÊ’É‘sl / dÊ’É’sl n. act of pushing or shoving; push, shove, bump v. push, shove, bump; compete with; be crowded, be squeezed together … English contemporary dictionary
jostling — Crowding a person. 4 Am J2d Amuse § 60 … Ballentine's law dictionary
jostle — [[t]ʤɒ̱s(ə)l[/t]] jostles, jostling, jostled 1) VERB If people jostle you, they bump against you or push you in a way that annoys you, usually because you are in a crowd and they are trying to get past you. [V n] You get 2,000 people jostling… … English dictionary
jostle — I. verb (jostled; jostling) Etymology: alteration of justle, frequentative of 1joust Date: 1546 intransitive verb 1. a. to come in contact or into collision b. to make one s way by pushing and shoving < jostling … New Collegiate Dictionary
Jostle — Jos tle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Jostled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Jostling}.] [A dim. of joust, just, v. See {Joust}, and cf. {Justle}.] [Written also {justle}.] To run against and shake; to push out of the way; to elbow; to hustle; to disturb by… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Jostled — Jostle Jos tle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Jostled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Jostling}.] [A dim. of joust, just, v. See {Joust}, and cf. {Justle}.] [Written also {justle}.] To run against and shake; to push out of the way; to elbow; to hustle; to disturb by… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
justle — Jostle Jos tle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Jostled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Jostling}.] [A dim. of joust, just, v. See {Joust}, and cf. {Justle}.] [Written also {justle}.] To run against and shake; to push out of the way; to elbow; to hustle; to disturb by… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
