Joggle

/ˈd͡ʒɒɡəl/ · verb

Meaning

(transitive) To shake slightly; to push suddenly but slightly, so as to cause to shake or totter; to jostle; to jog..

Definitions by Sense

1. (transitive) To shake slightly; to push suddenly but slightly, so as to cause to shake or totter; to jostle; to jog.
2. (intransitive) To shake or totter; to slip out of place.
3. (engineering) A step formed in material by two adjacent reverse bends.
4. (architecture) A notch or tooth in the joining surface of any piece of building material to prevent slipping.
5. (architecture, transitive) To join by means of joggles, so as to prevent sliding apart; sometimes, loosely, to dowel.
6. To jog or run while juggling.

Example Sentences

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!

The struts of a roof are joggled into the truss posts.

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Word Forms

• joggles
• joggling
• joggled

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