单词 | ajostle |
释义 | ajostleadj. In predicative use: jostling, in a jostle. ΚΠ 1883 Harper's Mag. Aug. 483/1 My innermost joints are ajostle. 1893 National Observer 22 July 246/2 The quiet distance is all a-jostle and a-quake. 1908 A. S. M. Hutchinson Once aboard Lugger vi. v. 323 George put a hand to his head. This young man's senses were ajostle and awhirl. 1974 J. McGahern Leavetaking ii. 120 We found a café open near Liverpool Street Station: it was ajostle with crowds from the Sunday market. 2006 T. Franklin Smonk vi. 101 Her skirt-tails ajostle, Evavangeline heard leaves rattle in the branches. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1883 |
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