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joggle¹

  • /ˈd͡ʒɒɡəl/ UK
  • /ˈd͡ʒɑ.ɡəl/ Canada, US
  • /ˈd͡ʒɔɡ.əl/ Australia, New Zealand

Rhymes with -ɒɡəl

verb joggles · joggling · joggled

  1. transitive To shake slightly; to push suddenly but slightly, so as to cause to shake or totter; to jostle; to jog. Little Elephant sighed because he felt ready to burst and he didn't see how he could eat any pudding, and he'd been waiting all day for that pudding. So he got up and trotted around the table ten times to joggle down his turkey. He must make room for the Christmas pudding!
  2. intransitive To shake or totter; to slip out of place.

joggle²

  • /ˈd͡ʒɒɡəl/ UK
  • /ˈd͡ʒɑ.ɡəl/ Canada, US
  • /ˈd͡ʒɔɡ.əl/ Australia, New Zealand

Rhymes with -ɒɡəl

Where it comes from

From jog (noun) + -le (diminutive ending).

noun joggles

  1. A step formed in material by two adjacent reverse bends.
  2. A notch or tooth in the joining surface of any piece of building material to prevent slipping.

verb joggles · joggling · joggled

  1. transitive To join by means of joggles, so as to prevent sliding apart; sometimes, loosely, to dowel. The struts of a roof are joggled into the truss posts.

joggle³

  • /ˈd͡ʒɒɡəl/ UK
  • /ˈd͡ʒɑ.ɡəl/ Canada, US
  • /ˈd͡ʒɔɡ.əl/ Australia, New Zealand

Rhymes with -ɒɡəl

Where it comes from

Blend of jog + juggle.

verb joggles · joggling · joggled

  1. To jog or run while juggling.

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"joggle." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/joggle. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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joggle. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/joggle

Chicago

"joggle." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/joggle.

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@misc{joggle_2026,
  title = {joggle},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/joggle},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}