juggle
[ juhg-uhl ]
/ ˈdʒʌg əl /
verb (used with object), jug·gled, jug·gling.
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.
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OTHER WORDS FROM juggle
jug·gling·ly, adverboutjuggle, verb (used with object), out·jug·gled, out·jug·gling.un·jug·gled, adjectiveWords nearby juggle
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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 forms of juggle
jugglery, nounWord 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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