JUGGLING
juggle, juggling
(noun) throwing and catching several objects simultaneously
juggle, juggling
(noun) the act of rearranging things to give a misleading impression
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Verb
juggling
present participle of juggle
Etymology 2
Noun
juggling (countable and uncountable, plural jugglings)
The art of moving objects, such as balls, clubs, beanbags, rings, etc. in an artful or artistic manner.
An act or instance of juggling; a reshuffle.
Source: Wiktionary
Jug"gling, a.
Definition: Cheating; tricky.
– Jug"gling*ly, adv.
Jug"gling, n.
Definition: Jugglery; underhand practice.
JUGGLE
Jug"gle, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Juggled; p. pr. & vb. n. Juggling.] Etym: [OE. juglen; cf. OF. jogler, jugler, F. jongler. See Juggler.]
1. To play tricks by sleight of hand; to cause amusement and sport by tricks of skill; to conjure.
2. To practice artifice or imposture. Be these juggling fiends no more believed. Shak.
Jug"gle, v. t.
Definition: To deceive by trick or artifice. Is't possible the spells of France should juggle Men into such strange mysteries Shak.
Jug"gle, n.
1. A trick by sleight of hand.
2. An imposture; a deception. Tennyson. A juggle of state to cozen the people. Tillotson.
3. A block of timber cut to a length, either in the round or split. Knight.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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