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
When he finally toggles back to his trading terminal, he finds he’s rocketed to first place.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 13, 2026
Dianne, a onetime star with a flatlined career and on the wrong side of 50, toggles between worrying she’ll never act again and ambivalence about even trying.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 3, 2026
When I returned a few minutes later, Katz had accumulated a small, appreciative crowd and was demonstrating the use and theory of various straps and toggles on his backpack.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
