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How to pronounce jostle in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms shove
Type of push, force
Has types shoulder in, elbow
Derivation jostling


The passengers jostled each other in the overcrowded train.
Type Words
Synonyms jostling
Type of shove
Has types elbowing
Type Words
Type of work, make
Derivation jostling


We had to jostle our way to the front of the platform.

Examples of jostle

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Fine art and sculpture jostle with an eclectic mix of crafts from around Britain.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Thunder's focus is to jostle for an all-important top-two position in its pool.
From the brimbankweekly.com.au
Jostle or gently stir carrots and continue cooking until tender, 10-15 minutes.
From the tennessean.com
Children jostle to obtain water from U.N. peacekeepers in storm-ravaged Gonaives.
From the washingtonpost.com
There's a makeshift row of radio and TV booths, where stations jostle for guests.
From the sacbee.com
I would cook, I would eat, I would enjoy, but I would not jostle for recognition.
From the theatlantic.com
The groups first had an exchange of words, whereupon two old men began to jostle.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The run-flat jostle is still felt, but bumps are mainly absorbed without thud.
From the cars.uk.msn.com
At least we would have seen these guys jostle each other to open the door for her.
From the ocregister.com
More examples
  • Make one's way by jostling, pushing, or shoving; "We had to jostle our way to the front of the platform"
  • Come into rough contact with while moving; "The passengers jostled each other in the overcrowded train"
  • A collision is an isolated event in which two or more bodies (colliding bodies) exert relatively strong forces on each other for a relatively short time. The acceleration can be very large during a short time.
  • Jostle (foaled in 1997 in Kentucky) is an American Thoroughbred filly racehorse. The daughter of Brocco will best be remembered for posting a 3-length score in the mile and an eighth $250,000 Grade II Black-Eyed Susan Stakes at Pimlico Race Course in May 2000.
  • An experience in which jostling occurs; Being crowded or in a condition of jostling; To bump into or brush against while in motion; To move through by pushing and shoving; To be close to or in physical contact with; To contend or vie in order to acquire something; To pick or attempt to pick ...
  • (Jostling) n. Epee's answer to corps-a-corps. v. To rough up one's opponent in epee fencing.
  • (v)to make or force one's way by pusting or elbowing; to bump or shove
  • British airborne jamming device to disrupt enemy RT transmissions.<<<
  • (v) : push against elbow