toggle
noun
a pin, bolt, or rod placed transversely through a chain, an eye or loop in a rope, etc., as to bind it temporarily to another chain or rope similarly treated.
toggles
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pluralof toggle.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof toggle (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
togglenouna pin, bolt, or rod placed transversely through a chain, an eye or loop in a rope, etc., as to bind it temporarily to another chain or rope similarly treated.
Example Sentences
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At ProjectionLab and MaxiFi, the toggles for this kind of doomsday calculation are part of their regular inputs for your Social Security primary insurance amount, or PIA.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 9, 2026
It noted thousands of complaints by customers about "Joy-Con drift", with toggles stuck in one direction on the original version of the Switch, even when users were not touching them.
From Barron's ● Jun. 8, 2026
On “Folded,” Kehlani toggles between contrite and commanding, weaving her vocals around a guitar line that moves like a Slinky tumbling down a staircase.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 2, 2026
Queen's Park manager Callum Davidson rocked back in his chair in the Ibrox press box, pulled his jacket hood over his face, and pulled the toggles in anguish.
From BBC ● Feb. 9, 2025
He rechecks the fuses, valves, plug pins; he toggles the receive/ send switch, blows dust off the meter selector.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
