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- Dictionaryjoggle/ˈdʒɒɡl/
noun
- 1. a joint between two pieces of stone, concrete, or timber consisting of a projection in one of the pieces fitting into a notch in the other or a small piece let in between the two: "a joggle joint made of iron"
verb
- 1. join (pieces of stone, concrete, or timber) by means of a joggle.
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JOGGLE definition: 1. to shake or move someone or something up and down in a gentle way 2. to shake or move someone or…. Learn more.
The meaning of JOGGLE is to shake slightly.
Definition of joggle verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. joggle (somebody/something) to move or to make somebody/something move quickly up and down or from one side to another. The Oxford Learner’s Thesaurus explains the difference between groups of similar words.
Define joggle. joggle synonyms, joggle pronunciation, joggle translation, English dictionary definition of joggle. v. jog·gled , jog·gling , jog·gles v. tr. To shake or jar slightly. v. intr. To move with a shaking or lightly jolting motion. n. A shaking or lightly...
6 meanings: 1. to shake or move (someone or something) with a slightly jolting motion 2. to join or fasten (two pieces of....
JOGGLE meaning: 1. to shake or move someone or something up and down in a gentle way 2. to shake or move someone or…. Learn more.
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.
A complete guide to the word "JOGGLE": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.
OED's earliest evidence for joggle is from 1727, in a dictionary by Nathan Bailey, lexicographer and schoolmaster. It is also recorded as a verb from the early 1500s. joggle is formed within English, by conversion.
Nov 7, 2024 · joggle (third-person singular simple present joggles, present participle joggling, simple past and past participle joggled) (architecture, transitive) To join by means of joggles, so as to prevent sliding apart; sometimes, loosely, to dowel.
