jugglejug‧gle /ˈdʒʌɡəl/ ●●○ verb 
Word Origin Examples
[intransitive, transitive] to keep three or more objects moving through the air by throwing and catching them very quicklyjuggle with
One guy was juggling with five balls.2[intransitive, transitive] to try to fit two or more jobs, activities etc into your life, especially with difficultyjuggle something (with something) It’s hard trying to juggle a job with kids and the housework.3[transitive] to change things or arrange them in the way you want, or in a way that makes it possible for you to do somethingjuggle something around If I juggle these appointments around, I can fit you in. → balancing/juggling act at act1(12)
Word OriginWORD ORIGINjuggle
Verb TableOrigin:
1300-1400 juggler (11-21 centuries), from Old French jogleour, from Latin joculari ‘to make fun’, from jocus; ➔ JOKE1VERB TABLE
juggle
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | juggle |
| he, she, it | juggles | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | juggled |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have juggled |
| he, she, it | has juggled | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had juggled |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will juggle |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have juggled |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am juggling |
| he, she, it | is juggling | |
| you, we, they | are juggling | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was juggling |
| you, we, they | were juggling | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been juggling |
| he, she, it | has been juggling | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been juggling |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be juggling |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been juggling |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
Thesaurus- By juggling the figures, Taylor can make the data say anything he wants.
- I don't think any man can ever understand the difficulties of juggling motherhood and politics.
- suburban working mothers who juggle careers, families, and after-school sports
- The film is about a maintenance man who juggles three jobs to provide for his family.
- With school starting, Anna will have to juggle her love of swimming with her homework.
- He picked up a book on juggling which his daughter had brought home, and 4 months later he's teaching others.
- It helps users to juggle a variety of programs at once, each in its own window on the screen.
- Kennedy, like any president, tried to juggle the pressures brought on him by different aides.
- Our own experiments with people's ability to juggle credit-cost options give no reason to expect different results here.
- Popular actors juggled several productions at once.
- Some jiggling, oops, juggling was done.
- They have to juggle jobs and child care arrangements.
- To learn to juggle, take one ball and practise tossing it from hand to hand in an easy arc.
Longman Language Activatorto happen or do things at the same time► coincide
Phrases if something coincides with something else, or if two things coincide , they happen at the same time as each other, usually by chance: · When our vacations coincided, we often holidayed together.coincide with: · His speech coincided with the release of a report on the New England economy.· I had to cancel our lunch date, as it coincided with my hospital appointment.timed/arranged to coincide (=arranged so that something coincides): · The exhibition was timed to coincide with the anniversary celebrations.· They have arranged the launch to coincide with the start of the college term.
► clash if one event clashes with another, or if two events clash , they are arranged to happen at the same time, and this usually causes problems or is inconvenient: · We can go to both classes if they don't clash.clash with: · We've rescheduled the next meeting -- it clashed with a conference that most of us will be attending.· "Are you watching Family Fortunes tonight?" "No, it clashes with the Tina Turner interview on Channel 3."
► tie in with to arrange an event so that it happens at the same time as something else, because this helps you in some way: · His publishers have tied the release in with his new television series.· AIDS education can be tied in with existing health education programs.
► juggle to try to do two or more things at the same time, even though this is difficult and you are very busy: · The film is about a maintenance man who juggles three jobs to provide for his family.· suburban working mothers who juggle careers, families, and after-school sportsjuggle something and something: · I don't think any man can ever understand the difficulties of juggling motherhood and politics.juggle something with something: · With school starting, Anna will have to juggle her love of swimming with her homework.
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nounrefrigerate, verbregimen, nounreservation, nounreserve, verbsachet, nounsack, nounscratchpad, nounscratch paper, nounscreen, nounsealant, nounsealer, nounsearchlight, nounseason ticket, nounseat, nounself-assembly, adjectiveseptic tank, nounservice, nounservice, verbsetting, nounshade, nounsharpener, nounshovel, nounshovel, verbshovelful, nounsilver paper, nounsiphon, nounslat, nounslice, verbslot machine, nounslug, nounsmoke, nounsoot, nounsort, nounspare part, nounspigot, nounsponge, nounspool, nounspout, nounspray, nounspray can, nounspray paint, nounspring, nounstaff, nounstake, nounstalk, nounstandard, nounstaple, nounstapler, nounstationery, nounsteam, nounsteam clean, verbsteel, nounsteel wool, nounstepladder, nounstick, verbstick, nounsticker, nounstilt, nounstopper, nounstorm lantern, nounstrap, nounstreamer, nounstring, nounstub, nounsucker, nounSuperglue, nounswipe, verbswitch, nounswivel, nountab, nountack, nountag, nountag, verbtank, nountap, nountape, nountassel, nountattle, verbtea break, nounthong, nounthread, nountime-saving, adjectivetinder, nountinderbox, nountissue, nountop, nountote bag, nountowel, verbtray, nountrolley, nountube, nountubing, nountwine, nountwo-way mirror, nounumbrella, nounvent, nounvial, nounwaiting room, nounwasher, nounwaste paper, nounwatch, nounwaterspout, nounwheeled, adjectivewhistle, verbwooden, adjectivewriting paper, noun
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► balancing/juggling act
1- For today's time-stressed parents, each day becomes a juggling act.
- But all face an awkward balancing act.
- But it's a crucial balancing act where you have to prioritise on a daily basis.
- Neither half of that balancing act has yet met with success.
- Now that balancing act has become more precarious than ever.
- Such a balancing act could keep his government in being only by increasing his own reputation for lack of principle.
- The question humankind must ask is whether the balancing act the president suggests is enough to stave off global devastation.
- The question now facing voters is which approach is likely to achieve the best balancing act.
- Using political power to reduce market inequalities requires a high-wire balancing act.
[intransitive, transitive] to keep three or more objects moving through the air by throwing and catching them very quicklyjuggle with One guy was juggling with five balls.2[intransitive, transitive] to try to fit two or more jobs, activities etc into your life, especially with difficultyjuggle something (with something) It’s hard trying to juggle a job with kids and the housework.3[transitive] to change things or arrange them in the way you want, or in a way that makes it possible for you to do somethingjuggle something around If I juggle these appointments around, I can fit you in. → balancing/juggling act at act1(12)