jostle
verb (used with object)
to bump, push, shove, brush against, or elbow roughly or rudely.
jostling
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present participleof jostle.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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In one snap, Baer has captured the noises and jostling of an uncomfortable train journey, the exhaustion of deployment and a hope for a new life.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
This repeated jostling helps explain why sea ice does not simply keep accelerating and spreading in response to the wind.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026
Scores of women queued at a school sheltering Nepal flood victims, jostling to receive personal-care supplies, as concerns over sanitation and menstrual hygiene mount days after the catastrophic disaster.
From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026
Rachel Heath said the train was "bumping up and down and then jostling from side to side like a seesaw", with everyone around her screaming.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
The town filled the sidewalk and the street, jostling each other for a view of this new entertainment.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
