JOSTLING

jostle, jostling

(noun) the act of jostling (forcing your way by pushing)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Verb

jostling

present participle of jostle

Noun

jostling (plural jostlings)

An act of jostling; a push or shove.

Anagrams

• joltings

Source: Wiktionary


JOSTLE

Jos"tle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Jostled; p. pr. & vb. n. Jostling.] Etym: [A dim. of joust, just, v. See Joust, and cf. Justle.] [Written also justle.]

Definition: To run against and shake; to push out of the way; to elbow; to hustle; to disturb by crowding; to crowd against. "Bullies jostled him." Macaulay. Systems of movement, physical, intellectual, and moral, which are perpetually jostling each other. I. Taylor.

Jos"tle, v. i.

Definition: To push; to crowd; to hustle. None jostle with him for the wall. Lamb.

Jos"tle, n.

Definition: A conflict by collisions; a crowding or bumping together; interference. The jostle of South African nationalities and civilization. The Nation.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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