jostle
verb (used with object)
to bump, push, shove, brush against, or elbow roughly or rudely.
jostled
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past participleof jostle.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof jostle.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
jostleverb (used with object)to bump, push, shove, brush against, or elbow roughly or rudely.
Example Sentences
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Gaggles of British tourists with fur coats and spray tans jostled for seating, clutching their outerwear to their chests for space as they scouted for a table to open up.
From Slate ● Aug. 24, 2026
As residents, activists, farmers and journalists squeezed and jostled through the crowd, holding court in one corner was Budd-Falen, the high-ranking official with the Interior Department.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
The president appeared in a good mood even as the plane jostled from rough turbulence as it climbed into the sky.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2025
Both Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan jostled for President Donald Trump’s attention on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly last month.
From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2025
The crowd of ghosts jostled and shuffled aside to make room.
From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman
