jogging
Britishnoun
Explanation
Jogging is an activity that involves running at a steady, easy pace. Looking for an exercise you can do without leaving your neighborhood? Try jogging! Before it meant "running gently," jogging was defined as "shaking up and down." Since the late 1940s, people have used this word to describe an exercise routine that requires nothing more than a good pair of athletic shoes. If your goal is to run a marathon one day, you might start off slowly, with jogging!
Example Sentences
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People using GLP-1s were likelier to buy stretchy athleisure gear and tended to join workout clubs and take up activities like jogging and dog-walking, the analysts said.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 20, 2026
John Oates, known as Harry, was jogging along a public footpath in Cumbria when he came into contact with a low-hanging live cable.
From BBC • Jan. 29, 2026
Earlier this month, the CEO of one of the hottest robot startups, Figure AI, posted a video of the company’s latest humanoid bot jogging in a manner eerily similar to a human.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 26, 2025
It's important for her because she said she had second thoughts about simple things like jogging and hopes that the protest will "slow the scourge" of GBV.
From BBC • Nov. 20, 2025
Celia sets her stopwatch, and we start jogging as soon as we reach the bottom of our front steps.
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
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