jostle
verb (used with object)
to bump, push, shove, brush against, or elbow roughly or rudely.
is jostling
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present progressiveof jostle (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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AI usage in China -- the world's second-largest economy which is jostling with the US for an edge in the AI race -- was 16.4 percent, the report said.
From Barron's ● May 7, 2026
India and Pakistan have been squaring up to each other too, and China is jostling for dominance.
From BBC ● Jun. 14, 2025
What you don’t get is jostling crowds, timed admission, smartphones and selfie-sticks, which makes it a bargain.
From New York Times ● Dec. 5, 2019
The fussy throwback stagecraft feels as if it is jostling with Henley’s writing, although the script itself seems to want to be a jaunty jalopy.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 16, 2015
It’s strange; somehow being back in the outside world is jostling my memories.
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
