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jostle

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6 lettersPronunciation /ˈd͡ʒɒs.əl/Part of speech noun, verbSorted ejlostStarts with JEnds with E0 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. the act of jostling (forcing your way by pushing)

Word origin

Originally justle (“to have sex with”), formed from Middle English jousten, from the Old French joster (“to joust”), from Latin iuxtā (“next to”), from iungō (“join, connect”), equivalent to joust + -le.

Used in a sentence

  • His locks […] / […] like a juicy and jostling shock / Of bluebells sheaved in May
  • Axia and Amory, acquaintances of an hour, jostled behind a waiter to a table at a point of vantage; there they took seats and watched.
  • Allow the person in front of you sufficient space to turn around from the bar with their drinks. Do not jostle past them.

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