jostle
pronunciation
How to pronounce jostle in British English:
UK [ˈdʒɒsl]
How to pronounce jostle in American English:
US [ˈdʒɑsl]
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- Noun:
- the act of jostling (forcing your way by pushing)
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- Verb:
- make one's way by jostling, pushing, or shoving
- come into rough contact with while moving
Word Origin
- jostle
- jostle: see joust
- jostle (v.)
- 1540s, justle, "to knock against," formed from jousten (see joust) + frequentative suffix -tle. The usual spelling 17c.-18c. was justle. An earlier meaning of the word was "to have sex with" (c. 1400). Meaning "to contend for the best position or place" is from 1610s. Related: Jostled; jostling. As a noun from c. 1600.
Example
- 1. Now they find themselves caught in the middle as america and iran jostle for regional dominance .
- 2. Instead , he will head a messy government by committee where rival generals will jostle to control him .
- 3. At one store in a mumbai shopping mall , dance music popular in indian nightclubs blasts from loudspeakers while customers jostle to reach the best goods .
- 4. What follows will be an exercise in posturing and brinkmanship by mobile operators and internet companies as they jostle for advantage .
- 5. Intel corp. 's crusade to redefine the personal computer is entering a crucial phase , as a new breed of sleek skinny portables jostle with tablet-style devices and smartphones for consumer attention .