jostle
verb (used with object)
to bump, push, shove, brush against, or elbow roughly or rudely.
was jostling
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past progressiveof jostle.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Duchene was jostling with Cale Makar in front of Georgiev, leading to a call.
From Seattle Times ● May 17, 2024
Mantha got just enough of his stick on the puck to push it forward, and it trickled off the skate of Seattle defenseman Jamie Oleksiak, who was jostling with Eller to the right of Grubauer.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 9, 2022
“As you can see, we needed a holiday,” said Pete Bartels, waving at a crowd that was jostling, dancing, hollering, and drinking beer at 10 a.m. during February’s event.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 9, 2022
Staal was jostling for position just outside the crease when Brett Pesce fired a shot toward Juuse Saros, who made the stop and poked the puck forward.
From Fox News ● May 26, 2021
The worst part of the job was jostling with other kids who were desperate like me.
From "I Will Always Write Back" by Caitlin Alifirenka and Martin Ganda
