Justle
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈd͡ʒʌsəl/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Justle is a verb meaning Alternative form of jostle.
Meaning
Alternative form of jostle.
Example Sentences
The chariots shall rage in the streets; they shall justle one against another in the broad ways […]
When the bells justle in the tower The hollow night amid, Then on my tongue the taste is sour Of all I ever did.
Where the competition is free, the rivalship of competitors, who are all endeavouring to justle one another out of employment, obliges every man to endeavour to execute his work with a certain degree of exactness.
1713, Joseph Addison, The Guardian, No. 106, 13 July, 1713, in The Guardian, edited by Alexander Chalmers, London: J. Johnson et al., 1806, Volume 2, p. 134, […] we justled one another out, and disputed the post for a great while.
Word Forms
- justles
- justling
- justled
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include jostle, jockey, joggle, hustle, hurtle, jaunce.
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