juggle

[ juhg-uh l ]

/ ˈdʒʌg əl /

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verb (used with object), jug·gled, jug·gling.

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.

verb (used without object), jug·gled, jug·gling.

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.

noun

the act or fact of juggling.

Nearby words

jugendstil, jugful, jugged hare, juggernaut, juggins, juggle, juggler, jugglery, jughead, juglandaceous, jugoslav

Origin of juggle

1350–1400; Middle English jog(e)len < Old French jogler to serve as buffoon or jester < Late Latin joculāre to joke (replacing Latin joculārī), equivalent to Latin jocul(us) (joc(us) joke + -ulus -ule) + -āre infinitive suffix

Related formsjug·gling·ly, adverbout·jug·gle, verb (used with object), out·jug·gled, out·jug·gling.un·jug·gled, adjective

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Examples from the Web for juggle

He hopes to go to Stanford and major in computer science, but for now he has to juggle homework with his online vigilante persona.
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Even if you think they're evil enough to juggle the jobs figures, it's probably too late to do the president any good.
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Well, a bear can juggle and stand on a ball and he's talented, but he's not famous.
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When 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.
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A frind iv mine wanst got full iv kerosene an' attempted to juggle a polisman.
Mr. Dooley Says|Finley Dunne
He even aspired to juggle planets and keep three stars in the air at once.
Seeing Things at Night|Heywood Broun
He seemed literally to juggle it, and it flitted here and there, so that I dared not approach him.
Campaigns of a Non-Combatant,|George Alfred Townsend
It is very easy to gain popularity by a juggle, when it cannot be done by the force of true oratory.
The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 2, September, 1851|Various
I saw you handlin' your hardware this mornin' an' you sure can juggle a gun.
Rimrock Trail|J. Allan Dunn

British Dictionary definitions for juggle

juggle

/ (ˈdʒʌɡəl) /

verb

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

noun

an act of juggling

Derived Formsjugglery, noun

Word Origin for juggle

C14: from Old French jogler to perform as a jester, from Latin joculārī to jest, from jocus a jest

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juggle

verb (used with object), jug·gled, jug·gling.

verb (used without object), jug·gled, jug·gling.

noun

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British Dictionary definitions for juggle

juggle

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