/ ˈdʒʌgl; NAmE / verb
1.
juggle (with sth) to throw a set of three or more objects such as balls into the air and catch and throw them again quickly, one at a time :
[ v ]
to juggle with balls
My uncle taught me to juggle.
[ vn ] ( figurative )
I was juggling books, shopping bags and the baby (= I was trying to hold them all without dropping them) .
2.
juggle sth (with sth) to try to deal with two or more important jobs or activities at the same time so that you can fit all of them into your life :
[ vn ]
Working mothers are used to juggling their jobs, their children's needs and their housework.
[also v ]
3.
[ vn ] to organize information, figures, the money you spend, etc. in the most useful or effective way
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English (in the sense entertain with jesting, tricks, etc. ): back-formation from juggler , or from Old French jogler , from Latin joculari to jest, from joculus , diminutive of jocus jest. Current senses date from the late 19th cent.