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juggle

[ juhg-uhl ]

verb (used with object)

juggled, juggling.
  1. to keep (several objects, as balls, plates, tenpins, or knives) in continuous motion in the air simultaneously by tossing and catching.
  2. to hold, catch, carry, or balance precariously; almost drop and then catch hold again:

    The center fielder juggled the ball but finally made the catch.

  3. to alter or manipulate in order to deceive, as by subterfuge or trickery:

    to juggle the business accounts; to juggle the facts.

  4. to manage or alternate the requirements of (two or more tasks, responsibilities, activities, etc.) so as to handle each adequately:

    to juggle the obligations of job and school.



verb (used without object)

juggled, juggling.
  1. to perform feats of manual or bodily dexterity, as tossing up and keeping in continuous motion a number of balls, plates, knives, etc.
  2. to use artifice or trickery.

noun

  1. the act or fact of juggling.

juggle

/ ˈʌɡə /

verb

  1. to throw and catch (several objects) continuously so that most are in the air all the time, as an entertainment
  2. to arrange or manipulate (facts, figures, etc) so as to give a false or misleading picture
  3. tr to keep (several activities) in progress, esp with difficulty
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. an act of juggling
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈܲ, noun
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Other Word Forms

  • ܲgԲ· adverb
  • dzܳjܲg verb (used with object) outjuggled outjuggling
  • ܲ·ܲg adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of juggle1

1350–1400; Middle English jog ( e ) len < Old French jogler to serve as buffoon or jester < Late Latin dzܱ to joke (replacing Latin dzܱī ), equivalent to Latin jocul ( us ) ( joc ( us ) joke + -ulus -ule ) + - infinitive suffix
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Word History and Origins

Origin of juggle1

C14: from Old French jogler to perform as a jester, from Latin dzܱī to jest, from jocus a jest
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Example Sentences

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"You're trying to get better… but having to juggle all that as well. It was very tricky."

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Early on, Cronenberg begins to juggle some fascinating ideas about our varied responses to grief, and in turn, the different forms grief can take.

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It caused disruption for parents who had to take days off work or juggle childcare with working from home.

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It’s another thing to depict accurately the emotional toll, stresses, the need to juggle, compartmentalize, to code switch and do everything else that is asked of these people over the course of the day.

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"You're still trying to juggle all these things and the world doesn't know what is happening, quietly, and in the quiet you are still trying to show up for people," she added.

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