juggle
to keep (several objects, as balls, plates, tenpins, or knives) in continuous motion in the air simultaneously by tossing and catching.
to hold, catch, carry, or balance precariously; almost drop and then catch hold again: The center fielder juggled the ball but finally made the catch.
to alter or manipulate in order to deceive, as by subterfuge or trickery: to juggle the business accounts; to juggle the facts.
to manage or alternate the requirements of (two or more tasks, responsibilities, activities, etc.) so as to handle each adequately: to juggle the obligations of job and school.
to perform feats of manual or bodily dexterity, as tossing up and keeping in continuous motion a number of balls, plates, knives, etc.
to use artifice or trickery.
the act or fact of juggling.
Origin of juggle
1Other words from juggle
- jug·gling·ly, adverb
- outjuggle, verb (used with object), out·jug·gled, out·jug·gling.
- un·jug·gled, adjective
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How to use juggle in a sentence
His thankfully negative result took 48 hours to come in, resulting in two days of missed camp and the all too familiar work-parenting juggle.
6 answers to parents’ COVID-19 questions as kids return to school | Sujata Gupta | August 11, 2021 | Science NewsHe hopes to go to Stanford and major in computer science, but for now he has to juggle homework with his online vigilante persona.
Meet Graham Smith, SnapChat’s 16-Year-Old Nemesis | Nina Strochlic | January 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTEven if you think they're evil enough to juggle the jobs figures, it's probably too late to do the president any good.
Well, a bear can juggle and stand on a ball and he's talented, but he's not famous.
Oscar de la Renta's Feud with Cathy Horyn, The Man Repeller's Empire Expands | The Daily Beast | September 17, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTWhen they did, the guys suddenly had two sets of girls at the house to juggle, and neither pair knew about the other.
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He managed to juggle a challenging workload and foster good relations among officials at various agencies.
A frind iv mine wanst got full iv kerosene an' attempted to juggle a polisman.
Mr. Dooley Says | Finley DunneThrough her tears his meagre face showed as a seraph's who spoke the truth and forbade her to juggle with her soul.
The Longest Journey | E. M. ForsterHe was all in white, his waistcoat had long sleeves, and every minute it seemed as if he must begin to juggle with glasses.
The Life of James McNeill Whistler | Elizabeth Robins PennellHe couldn't even juggle one foot backward and forward without correction.
The Wrong Twin | Harry Leon WilsonMy thoughts merely revel and juggle with them, picture and legend—they are pastimes of my child-self.
I, Mary MacLane | Mary MacLane
British Dictionary definitions for juggle
/ (ˈdʒʌɡəl) /
to throw and catch (several objects) continuously so that most are in the air all the time, as an entertainment
to arrange or manipulate (facts, figures, etc) so as to give a false or misleading picture
(tr) to keep (several activities) in progress, esp with difficulty
an act of juggling
Origin of juggle
1Derived forms of juggle
- jugglery, noun
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