jostle
verb (used with object)
to bump, push, shove, brush against, or elbow roughly or rudely.
will jostle
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future tenseof jostle.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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I carry them because, if they go in the checked bag, they will jostle around and end up looking tangled and ratty.
From New York Times ● Jul. 27, 2022
It also means that, if you don’t fill the bag entirely, your items will jostle around more than they would in a bag with several smaller pockets.
From Slate ● Sep. 2, 2016
Mali, Malawi and Ethiopia will jostle for another ticket in Group B, which has already been won by on-form Algeria.
From BBC ● Nov. 18, 2014
As usual, bowls of fruit and seascapes, good and bad, will jostle alongside installations made out of popcorn and chocolate chillies, say, at the Royal Academy's Summer Exhibition when it opens on 10 June.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 1, 2013
Is it an ordinary organisation that will jostle among the crowd, and be jostled?
From Coningsby by Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield
