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joggle en · VERB · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /ˈd͡ʒɑ.ɡəl/ (Canada, US)
  • /ˈd͡ʒɔɡ.əl/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈd͡ʒɒɡəl/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Etymology tree English jog Proto-Germanic *-lōną Old English -lian Middle English -len English -le English joggle From jog (verb) + -le (frequentative suffix).

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To shake slightly; to push suddenly but slightly, so as to cause to shake or totter; to jostle; to jog.
    • Little Elephant sighed because he felt ready to burst and he didn't see how he could eat any pudding, and he'd been waiting all day for that pudding. So he got up and trotted around the table ten times to joggle down his turkey. He must make room for the Christmas pudding! 1938, Heluiz Chandler Washburne, Little Elephant's Christmas:
  2. (intransitive) To shake or totter; to slip out of place.

Forms

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joggles Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
joggling Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
joggled Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
joggled Tense=Past lexicographic

Deriveds

joggly · joggler

Translations (1)

bg разклащам (To shake slightly)

joggle en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • /ˈd͡ʒɑ.ɡəl/ (Canada, US)
  • /ˈd͡ʒɔɡ.əl/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈd͡ʒɒɡəl/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From jog (noun) + -le (diminutive ending).

Meanings

  1. A step formed in material by two adjacent reverse bends.
  2. A notch or tooth in the joining surface of any piece of building material to prevent slipping.

Forms

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joggles Number=Plur lexicographic

joggle en · VERB · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • /ˈd͡ʒɑ.ɡəl/ (Canada, US)
  • /ˈd͡ʒɔɡ.əl/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈd͡ʒɒɡəl/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From jog (noun) + -le (diminutive ending).

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To join by means of joggles, so as to prevent sliding apart; sometimes, loosely, to dowel.
    • The struts of a roof are joggled into the truss posts. 1842, Joseph Gwilt, Encyclopaedia of Architecture:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
joggled Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
joggled Tense=Past lexicographic
joggling Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
joggles Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

joggle en · VERB · etymology 3

Pronunciation

  • /ˈd͡ʒɑ.ɡəl/ (Canada, US)
  • /ˈd͡ʒɔɡ.əl/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈd͡ʒɒɡəl/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Blend of jog + juggle.

Meanings

  1. To jog or run while juggling.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
joggling Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
joggled Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
joggled Tense=Past lexicographic
joggles Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic