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- DictionaryJog·gle/ˈjäɡ(ə)l/
verb
- 1. move or cause to move with repeated small bobs or jerks: "the car bounced and joggled on the rough road"
noun
- 1. a bobbing or jerking movement: "the lurch and joggle of the car"
to shake slightly; move to and fro, as by repeated jerks; jiggle: She joggled the key in the lock a couple of times before getting the door open. to cause to shake or totter as by a sudden, slight push; jostle. to join or fasten by fitting a projection into a recess. to fit or fasten with dowels.
1. A joint between two pieces of building material formed by a notch and a fitted projection. 2. The notch or the projecting piece used in such a joint. tr.v. jog·gled, jog·gling, jog·gles. To join or attach by means of a joggle. [Perhaps from jog .] American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
To joggle is to jostle or rhythmically shake something. The bathroom door sticks sometimes, but if you joggle the handle it'll open! From its sound, you'd think that joggle is a combination of "jiggle" and "jog," but it actually predates jiggle by more than 300 years.
verb [ T ] us / ˈdʒɑː.ɡ ə l / uk / ˈdʒɒɡ. ə l / Add to word list. to shake or move someone or something up and down in a gentle way. Synonyms. jiggle. waggle. wiggle informal. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Shaking, swinging and vibrating. brandish. earth-shaking. flappy. flourish. fluff something up. rock-a-bye. shake out. shakily.
Definition of joggle verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
4 days ago · Definition of 'joggle' Word Frequency. joggle in British English. (ˈdʒɒɡəl ) verb. 1. to shake or move (someone or something) with a slightly jolting motion. 2. (transitive) to join or fasten (two pieces of building material) by means of a joggle. noun. 3. the act of joggling. 4. a slight irregular shake; jolt. 5.
2 days ago · noun. 1. a. a joint between two surfaces of wood, stone, etc. made by cutting a notch in one and making a projection in the other to fit into it so as to prevent slippage. b. a notch or projection for such a joint. 2. dowel. verb transitive Word forms: ˈjoggled or ˈjoggling. 3. to join by joggles.
