JOGGLE


Meaning of JOGGLE in English

I. ˈjägəl verb

( joggled ; joggled ; joggling -g(ə)liŋ ; joggles )

Etymology: freq. of jog (I)

transitive verb

: to shake slightly : push suddenly but slightly so as to cause to shake or totter : jostle , jog

skate up to the muskrat house and joggle it — Pete Barrett

don't want anything … that might even joggle your precious status quo — Louis Auchincloss

intransitive verb

: to have or go with a shaking or jerking motion : shake slightly to and fro or up and down

the faint sounds of rifles joggling on backs — Robert De Vries

when empty, they joggled … violently on their ironshod wheels — Christopher Rand

II. noun

( -s )

: a joggling motion

III. noun

( -s )

Etymology: jog (III) + -le (diminutive suffix)

1.

a. : a notch or tooth in the joining surface of a piece of building material to prevent slipping

b. : a slight step-shaped offset formed into a flat piece of metal (as for providing a flange)

2. : a dowel for joining two adjacent blocks of masonry

3. : a joint that is formed by joggles

IV. transitive verb

( joggled ; joggled ; joggling ; joggles )

1. : to join by means of a joggle so as to prevent sliding apart

2. : to offset (sheet metal) at a corner or edge for improved fit

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.