Definition of jostle in English:

jostle

verb ˈdʒɒs(ə)lˈdʒɑsəl

[with object]

1Push, elbow, or bump against (someone) roughly, typically in a crowd.
he was jostled by passengers rushing for the gates
no object people jostled against us
Example sentencesExamples
- I was jostled, tugged along as if all these people were a tide.
- They booed and jostled him and only the expertise of the Special Branch ensured he got inside unscathed.
- Occasionally he was jostled by an elbow, but he just ignored them and kept going.
- As I straightened up I was jostled, very slightly, by Doreen and her companion, hurrying to get past.
- Walking slowly, she was slightly jostled about by the congested crowd of people on the sidewalk.
- Clark looked up to see two men who were obviously guards of some kind practically jostling him.
- As she was jostled, the pain became so intense that she cried out before passing out cold.
- They never left her side all the time she was recuperating and they never bumped or jostled her.
- Roop saw the look of eagerness on my face, and stuck close on my heels as the crowd jostled us forward.
- I went to step closer to her, but Abby brushed past us, jostling me and Jen as she headed out of the barn to my car.
- On it, you're constantly jostled, poked, elbowed and stepped on by your boogieing neighbours.
- She was jostled with every step she took and was sure she was bruised from the larger and faster beings traveling down the walkways.
- In my perambulations up and down Oxford Street and in the shops no one jostled me, no one got in my way.
- As I was jostled and bumped into the washroom, I saw a sight that would change my life forever.
- Within seconds, we were surrounded by police, pushing and jostling us and telling us we couldn't go forward.
- She tried to walk as quickly as possible without jostling the patient.
- Shelley was hard-pressed to keep up as she was jostled with each step by dancing maniacs who didn't seem to care who they hit.
- The room filled with nurses and doctors and I was jostled back into the hallway.
- The next thing I knew, I was jostled and shoved around by people I could barely even see.
- She stood staring at the lion while students jostled her and pushed their way to their friends.
Synonyms
bump into/against, knock into/against, bang into, collide with, cannon into, plough into, jolt
push, shove, elbow, hustle
mob
North American informal barrel into
push, thrust, barge, shove, force, squeeze, elbow, shoulder, bulldoze
struggle, vie, jockey, scramble, crowd one another
informal scrum
1. 1.1jostle forno object Struggle or compete forcefully for.
  a jumble of images jostled for attention
  Example sentencesExamples
  They concluded that the village was less of a sleepy backwater than previously thought and more intensively settled, with houses jostling for space.
  Forget jostling for space on the platform with hundreds of other passengers only to find that your train has been delayed or cancelled.
  He shared the operating theatre with around 20 medical students, all elbowing and jostling for the best view.
  But by the 10 am opening times things had got out of hand when a crowd of several hundred began jostling for position.
  In a competitive market where hundreds of brand names jostle for attention, several are emerging as the next big thing.
  Politics today is like a permanent campaign, with both sides jostling for public advantage on a daily basis.
  We're both talkers, forever jostling for the other's ear.
  The main attraction, though, has to be the generous beer garden which sees locals and tourists alike jostling for space.
  Always painfully aware of their place in the pecking-order, they struggle and jostle for position.
  Till then, this overcrowded footpath will see pedestrians jostling for space.

noun ˈdʒɒs(ə)lˈdʒɑsəl

mass noun

The action of jostling.
the jostle of shoppers
Example sentencesExamples
- The resulting jostle of competing versions marks him more than any other poet, even Auden.
- The unpretentious, butter-hued dining room is calm then - underpopulated, even, compared to the Darwinian bray and jostle of jampacked evenings.
- The construction workers wear soft eyes that soak up the morning sun, and the janitors have attentive ears that listen to the jostle of walking mobs.
Synonyms
push, thrust, barge, ram, bump, bang, jolt, butt, knock, prod, poke, nudge, elbow, shoulder, jostle

Origin

Late Middle English justle, from just, an earlier form of joust. The original sense was 'have sexual intercourse with'; current senses date from the mid 16th century.

The early spelling was justle, from just, an earlier form of joust (see adjust). The original sense was ‘have sexual intercourse with’; current senses date from the mid 16th century.

Rhymes

apostle, colossal, dossal, fossil, glossal, throstle

Definition of jostle in US English:

jostle

verbˈjäsəlˈdʒɑsəl

[with object]

1Push, elbow, or bump against (someone) roughly, typically in a crowd.
no object people jostled against us
passengers arriving and departing, jostling one another
Example sentencesExamples
- On it, you're constantly jostled, poked, elbowed and stepped on by your boogieing neighbours.
- I was jostled, tugged along as if all these people were a tide.
- Clark looked up to see two men who were obviously guards of some kind practically jostling him.
- The room filled with nurses and doctors and I was jostled back into the hallway.
- They booed and jostled him and only the expertise of the Special Branch ensured he got inside unscathed.
- In my perambulations up and down Oxford Street and in the shops no one jostled me, no one got in my way.
- She stood staring at the lion while students jostled her and pushed their way to their friends.
- Walking slowly, she was slightly jostled about by the congested crowd of people on the sidewalk.
- As I straightened up I was jostled, very slightly, by Doreen and her companion, hurrying to get past.
- As she was jostled, the pain became so intense that she cried out before passing out cold.
- Occasionally he was jostled by an elbow, but he just ignored them and kept going.
- She was jostled with every step she took and was sure she was bruised from the larger and faster beings traveling down the walkways.
- As I was jostled and bumped into the washroom, I saw a sight that would change my life forever.
- Within seconds, we were surrounded by police, pushing and jostling us and telling us we couldn't go forward.
- The next thing I knew, I was jostled and shoved around by people I could barely even see.
- She tried to walk as quickly as possible without jostling the patient.
- They never left her side all the time she was recuperating and they never bumped or jostled her.
- Roop saw the look of eagerness on my face, and stuck close on my heels as the crowd jostled us forward.
- I went to step closer to her, but Abby brushed past us, jostling me and Jen as she headed out of the barn to my car.
- Shelley was hard-pressed to keep up as she was jostled with each step by dancing maniacs who didn't seem to care who they hit.
Synonyms
bump against, bump into, knock against, knock into, bang into, collide with, cannon into, plough into, jolt
push, thrust, barge, shove, force, squeeze, elbow, shoulder, bulldoze
struggle, vie, jockey, scramble, crowd one another
1. 1.1jostle forno object Struggle or compete forcefully for.
  a jumble of images jostled for attention
  Example sentencesExamples
  But by the 10 am opening times things had got out of hand when a crowd of several hundred began jostling for position.
  Till then, this overcrowded footpath will see pedestrians jostling for space.
  In a competitive market where hundreds of brand names jostle for attention, several are emerging as the next big thing.
  He shared the operating theatre with around 20 medical students, all elbowing and jostling for the best view.
  Politics today is like a permanent campaign, with both sides jostling for public advantage on a daily basis.
  We're both talkers, forever jostling for the other's ear.
  Always painfully aware of their place in the pecking-order, they struggle and jostle for position.
  Forget jostling for space on the platform with hundreds of other passengers only to find that your train has been delayed or cancelled.
  The main attraction, though, has to be the generous beer garden which sees locals and tourists alike jostling for space.
  They concluded that the village was less of a sleepy backwater than previously thought and more intensively settled, with houses jostling for space.

nounˈjäsəlˈdʒɑsəl

The action of jostling.
Example sentencesExamples
- The construction workers wear soft eyes that soak up the morning sun, and the janitors have attentive ears that listen to the jostle of walking mobs.
- The unpretentious, butter-hued dining room is calm then - underpopulated, even, compared to the Darwinian bray and jostle of jampacked evenings.
- The resulting jostle of competing versions marks him more than any other poet, even Auden.
Synonyms
push, thrust, barge, ram, bump, bang, jolt, butt, knock, prod, poke, nudge, elbow, shoulder, jostle

Origin

Late Middle English justle, from just, an earlier form of joust. The original sense was ‘have sexual intercourse with’; current senses date from the mid 16th century.

单词	jostle
释义	Definition of jostle in English: jostle verb ˈdʒɒs(ə)lˈdʒɑsəl [with object] 1Push, elbow, or bump against (someone) roughly, typically in a crowd. he was jostled by passengers rushing for the gates no object people jostled against us Example sentencesExamples I was jostled, tugged along as if all these people were a tide. They booed and jostled him and only the expertise of the Special Branch ensured he got inside unscathed. Occasionally he was jostled by an elbow, but he just ignored them and kept going. As I straightened up I was jostled, very slightly, by Doreen and her companion, hurrying to get past. Walking slowly, she was slightly jostled about by the congested crowd of people on the sidewalk. Clark looked up to see two men who were obviously guards of some kind practically jostling him. As she was jostled, the pain became so intense that she cried out before passing out cold. They never left her side all the time she was recuperating and they never bumped or jostled her. Roop saw the look of eagerness on my face, and stuck close on my heels as the crowd jostled us forward. I went to step closer to her, but Abby brushed past us, jostling me and Jen as she headed out of the barn to my car. On it, you're constantly jostled, poked, elbowed and stepped on by your boogieing neighbours. She was jostled with every step she took and was sure she was bruised from the larger and faster beings traveling down the walkways. In my perambulations up and down Oxford Street and in the shops no one jostled me, no one got in my way. As I was jostled and bumped into the washroom, I saw a sight that would change my life forever. Within seconds, we were surrounded by police, pushing and jostling us and telling us we couldn't go forward. She tried to walk as quickly as possible without jostling the patient. Shelley was hard-pressed to keep up as she was jostled with each step by dancing maniacs who didn't seem to care who they hit. The room filled with nurses and doctors and I was jostled back into the hallway. The next thing I knew, I was jostled and shoved around by people I could barely even see. She stood staring at the lion while students jostled her and pushed their way to their friends. Synonyms bump into/against, knock into/against, bang into, collide with, cannon into, plough into, jolt push, shove, elbow, hustle mob North American informal barrel into push, thrust, barge, shove, force, squeeze, elbow, shoulder, bulldoze struggle, vie, jockey, scramble, crowd one another informal scrum 1.1jostle forno object Struggle or compete forcefully for. a jumble of images jostled for attention Example sentencesExamples They concluded that the village was less of a sleepy backwater than previously thought and more intensively settled, with houses jostling for space. Forget jostling for space on the platform with hundreds of other passengers only to find that your train has been delayed or cancelled. He shared the operating theatre with around 20 medical students, all elbowing and jostling for the best view. But by the 10 am opening times things had got out of hand when a crowd of several hundred began jostling for position. In a competitive market where hundreds of brand names jostle for attention, several are emerging as the next big thing. Politics today is like a permanent campaign, with both sides jostling for public advantage on a daily basis. We're both talkers, forever jostling for the other's ear. The main attraction, though, has to be the generous beer garden which sees locals and tourists alike jostling for space. Always painfully aware of their place in the pecking-order, they struggle and jostle for position. Till then, this overcrowded footpath will see pedestrians jostling for space. noun ˈdʒɒs(ə)lˈdʒɑsəl mass noun The action of jostling. the jostle of shoppers Example sentencesExamples The resulting jostle of competing versions marks him more than any other poet, even Auden. The unpretentious, butter-hued dining room is calm then - underpopulated, even, compared to the Darwinian bray and jostle of jampacked evenings. The construction workers wear soft eyes that soak up the morning sun, and the janitors have attentive ears that listen to the jostle of walking mobs. Synonyms push, thrust, barge, ram, bump, bang, jolt, butt, knock, prod, poke, nudge, elbow, shoulder, jostle Origin Late Middle English justle, from just, an earlier form of joust. The original sense was 'have sexual intercourse with'; current senses date from the mid 16th century. The early spelling was justle, from just, an earlier form of joust (see adjust). The original sense was ‘have sexual intercourse with’; current senses date from the mid 16th century. Rhymes apostle, colossal, dossal, fossil, glossal, throstle Definition of jostle in US English: jostle verbˈjäsəlˈdʒɑsəl [with object] 1Push, elbow, or bump against (someone) roughly, typically in a crowd. no object people jostled against us passengers arriving and departing, jostling one another Example sentencesExamples On it, you're constantly jostled, poked, elbowed and stepped on by your boogieing neighbours. I was jostled, tugged along as if all these people were a tide. Clark looked up to see two men who were obviously guards of some kind practically jostling him. The room filled with nurses and doctors and I was jostled back into the hallway. They booed and jostled him and only the expertise of the Special Branch ensured he got inside unscathed. In my perambulations up and down Oxford Street and in the shops no one jostled me, no one got in my way. She stood staring at the lion while students jostled her and pushed their way to their friends. Walking slowly, she was slightly jostled about by the congested crowd of people on the sidewalk. As I straightened up I was jostled, very slightly, by Doreen and her companion, hurrying to get past. As she was jostled, the pain became so intense that she cried out before passing out cold. Occasionally he was jostled by an elbow, but he just ignored them and kept going. She was jostled with every step she took and was sure she was bruised from the larger and faster beings traveling down the walkways. As I was jostled and bumped into the washroom, I saw a sight that would change my life forever. Within seconds, we were surrounded by police, pushing and jostling us and telling us we couldn't go forward. The next thing I knew, I was jostled and shoved around by people I could barely even see. She tried to walk as quickly as possible without jostling the patient. They never left her side all the time she was recuperating and they never bumped or jostled her. Roop saw the look of eagerness on my face, and stuck close on my heels as the crowd jostled us forward. I went to step closer to her, but Abby brushed past us, jostling me and Jen as she headed out of the barn to my car. Shelley was hard-pressed to keep up as she was jostled with each step by dancing maniacs who didn't seem to care who they hit. Synonyms bump against, bump into, knock against, knock into, bang into, collide with, cannon into, plough into, jolt push, thrust, barge, shove, force, squeeze, elbow, shoulder, bulldoze struggle, vie, jockey, scramble, crowd one another 1.1jostle forno object Struggle or compete forcefully for. a jumble of images jostled for attention Example sentencesExamples But by the 10 am opening times things had got out of hand when a crowd of several hundred began jostling for position. Till then, this overcrowded footpath will see pedestrians jostling for space. In a competitive market where hundreds of brand names jostle for attention, several are emerging as the next big thing. He shared the operating theatre with around 20 medical students, all elbowing and jostling for the best view. Politics today is like a permanent campaign, with both sides jostling for public advantage on a daily basis. We're both talkers, forever jostling for the other's ear. Always painfully aware of their place in the pecking-order, they struggle and jostle for position. Forget jostling for space on the platform with hundreds of other passengers only to find that your train has been delayed or cancelled. The main attraction, though, has to be the generous beer garden which sees locals and tourists alike jostling for space. They concluded that the village was less of a sleepy backwater than previously thought and more intensively settled, with houses jostling for space. nounˈjäsəlˈdʒɑsəl The action of jostling. Example sentencesExamples The construction workers wear soft eyes that soak up the morning sun, and the janitors have attentive ears that listen to the jostle of walking mobs. The unpretentious, butter-hued dining room is calm then - underpopulated, even, compared to the Darwinian bray and jostle of jampacked evenings. The resulting jostle of competing versions marks him more than any other poet, even Auden. Synonyms push, thrust, barge, ram, bump, bang, jolt, butt, knock, prod, poke, nudge, elbow, shoulder, jostle Origin Late Middle English justle, from just, an earlier form of joust. The original sense was ‘have sexual intercourse with’; current senses date from the mid 16th century.
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