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Definition: Jostling |
JostlingNoun1. The act of jostling (forcing your way by pushing). Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "jostling" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1200. (references) |
Synonym: JostlingSynonym: jostle (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Discord | Noun: disagreement; discord, disaccord, dissidence, dissonance; jar, clash, shock; jarring, jostling; Verb: screw loose. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Jostling |
| English words defined with "jostling": elbowing ♦ jostle ♦ Scamble. (references) |
| Author | Quotation |
Thomas Carlyle | No man lives without jostling and being jostled; in all ways he has to elbow himself through the world, giving and receiving offence. |
William Blake | Great things are done when men and mountains meet. This is not done by jostling in the street. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | |
| Title | Author | Quote |
Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | The cold, the anxiety, the agitation, the anguish of the night, were giving him a veritable fever, and all his ideas were jostling in his brain. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Business | South Africa is a small but a highly competitive market place with exporters from many countries jostling for market share. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "Jostling" is generally used as a lexical verb (-ing form) -- approximately 87.50% of the time. "Jostling" is used about 104 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Lexical Verb (-ing form) | 87.5% | 91 | 34,491 |
| Noun (singular) | 4.81% | 5 | 157,705 |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 4.81% | 5 | 157,705 |
| Noun (proper) | 2.88% | 3 | 202,518 |
| Total | 100.00% | 104 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| Language | Translations for "jostling"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||
German | anrempelnd. (various references) | ||||||||||
Hungarian | tolakodás (assertiveness, crush, importunity, indiscretion, intrusion, obtrusion, self-assertion), lökdösődés (crush, hunch, hustle). (various references) | ||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 目白押し (milling about), 押し合い (crowding), めじろ押し (again, already, confusion, extremely, mess, milling about, more, remarkably, sobbing, soon, ticket-collector, uncontrolled weeping). (various references) | ||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | おしあい (crowding), めじろおし (milling about). (various references) | ||||||||||
Manx | uillinagh (angled, angular, displacement), puhttey (butt, butting, jostle, push), puhttagh (butting, pushing). (various references) | ||||||||||
Pig Latin | ostlingjay rucas (jostling kind of fondness). (various references) | ||||||||||
Misspellings | |
"Jostling" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: gostilna, Gostling, jostlen, jostlings, justing. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "jostling" (pronounced jÄ"suling or jÄ"sling) |
| 5 | -s u l i ng | bristling, bustling, canceling, cancelling, counseling, hassling, hustling, muscling, parceling, stenciling. |
| 4 | -u l i ng | ambling, assembling, babbling, backpedaling, baffling, barreling, battling, belittling, bicycling, boggling, bottling, bubbling, bugling, bumbling, bundling, bungling, cackling, channeling, chortling, circling, coddling, commingling, cradling, crippling, crumbling, cycling, dabbling, dangling, dazzling, Dialing, disabling, disgruntling, dismantling, doubling, dribbling, drizzling, dwindling, embezzling, empaneling, enabling, encircling, entitling, equaling, fizzling, fondling, fumbling, funneling, gambling, giggling, gobbling, groveling, grueling, grumbling, gurgling, guzzling, haggling, hobbling, huddling, humbling, hurdling, idling, imperiling, initialing, intermingling, jiggling, juggling, labeling, leveling, mangling, marshaling, meddling, middling, mingling, mislabeling, modeling, mottling, muddling, mumbling, nibbling, paddling, paneling, pedaling, peddling, piddling, pummeling, puzzling, quadrupling, quarreling, quibbling, raveling, recycling, redoubling, refueling, remodeling, resembling, reshuffling, reveling, rippling, rivaling, ruffling, rumbling, saddling, scrambling, scribbling, scuttling, settling, shriveling, shuttling, signaling, signalling, singling, sizzling, spiraling, spiralling, squabbling, stapling, strangling, struggling, stumbling, swiveling, tabling, throttling, tingling, tinkling, toppling, totaling, totalling, toweling, traveling, travelling, trembling, tripling, troubling, tumbling, tunneling, twinkling, unraveling, unsettling, waggling, warbling, wiggling, wobbling, wrangling, wrinkling, yodeling. |
| 3 | -l i ng | ailing, angling, annealing, appalling, appealing, assailing, bailing, baling, balling, bankrolling, beguiling, Belling, billing, blackmailing, boiling, Bolling, bowling, brawling, broiling, buckling, burgling, burling, cajoling, calling, Carling, ceiling, chilling, chronicling, chuckling, compelling, compiling, concealing, consoling, controlling, cooling, corralling, countervailing, coupling, cowling, crackling, crawling, cuddling, culling, curling, curtailing, darling, dawdling, dealing, decoupling, derailing, detailing, dispelling, dissembling, distilling, doling, drilling, drooling, duckling, dueling, dulling, dumpling, dwelling, earthling, emailing, enrolling, entailing, entangling, excelling, expelling, extolling, failing, falling, feeling, felling, fiddling, filing, filling, flailing, fledgling, foaling, foiling, fooling, forestalling, foretelling, fouling, foundling, freewheeling, fueling, fuelling, fulfilling, galling, grappling, Grayling, grilling, groundling, growling, hailing, handling, hauling, healing, heckling, helling, hilling, holing, howling, hurling, hurtling, inhaling, inkling, installing, instilling, jailing, Keeling, killing, kindling, kneeling, lolling, Lulling, mailing, Marling, Melling, milling, mishandling, misspelling, mothballing, mulling, nailing, needling, nestling, nonruling, oiling, outselling, overbilling, overhauling, overkilling, overruling, overselling, panhandling, paralleling, parboiling, paroling, patrolling, pearling, peeling, pickling, piling, Pilling, Pindling, poling, polling, pooling, prevailing, profiling, propelling, prowling, pulling, quelling, quilling, Quisling, railing, rambling, rankling, rappelling, rattling, rebelling, recalling, reconciling, reeling, regaling, rekindling, repealing, repelling, rescheduling, reselling, retailing, retelling, retooling, revealing, ridiculing, Riesling, rifling, rilling, roiling, rolling, rototilling, ruling, rustling, sailing, sampling, Sandling, sapling, scaling, scheduling, Schilling, schooling, scowling, sealing, seedling, Seeling, selling, shelling, shilling, shoveling, shuffling, sibling, skilling, smelling, smiling, smuggling, snarling, Snelling, snowballing, sparkling, Sparling, spelling, spilling, spoiling, sprawling, sprinkling, squealing, stalling, starling, startling, stealing, sterling, stifling, stockpiling, stonewalling, storytelling, straddling, strickling, stripling, strolling, styling, suckling, surveilling, swashbuckling, swelling, swilling, swindling, swirling, tackling, tailing, tangling, telling, thrilling, Tilling, toddling, toggling, toiling, tolling, tooling, trailing, trampling, trickling, trifling, trilling, trolling, twiddling, twirling, unappealing, unavailing, unbundling, underling, underselling, unfailing, unfeeling, unfurling, unsmiling, untangling, unveiling, unwilling, veiling, waffling, wailing, walling, weakling, welling, whaling, wheeling, whirling, whistling, whittling, wholesaling, wiling, willing, wrestling, yearling, yelling. |
| 4 | -s l i ng | rustling, whistling, wrestling. |
| 3 | -l i ng | ailing, ambling, angling, annealing, appalling, appealing, assailing, assembling, babbling, backpedaling, baffling, bailing, baling, balling, bankrolling, barreling, battling, beguiling, belittling, Belling, bicycling, billing, blackmailing, boggling, boiling, Bolling, bottling, bowling, brawling, bristling, broiling, bubbling, buckling, bugling, bumbling, bundling, bungling, burgling, burling, bustling, cackling, cajoling, calling, canceling, cancelling, Carling, ceiling, channeling, chilling, chortling, chronicling, chuckling, circling, coddling, commingling, compelling, compiling, concealing, consoling, controlling, cooling, corralling, counseling, countervailing, coupling, cowling, crackling, cradling, crawling, crippling, crumbling, cuddling, culling, curling, curtailing, cycling, dabbling, dangling, darling, dawdling, dazzling, dealing, decoupling, derailing, detailing, Dialing, disabling, disgruntling, dismantling, dispelling, dissembling, distilling, doling, doubling, dribbling, drilling, drizzling, drooling, duckling, dueling, dulling, dumpling, dwelling, dwindling, earthling, emailing, embezzling, empaneling, enabling, encircling, enrolling, entailing, entangling, entitling, equaling, excelling, expelling, extolling, failing, falling, feeling, felling, fiddling, filing, filling, fizzling, flailing, fledgling, foaling, foiling, fondling, fooling, forestalling, foretelling, fouling, foundling, freewheeling, fueling, fuelling, fulfilling, fumbling, funneling, galling, gambling, giggling, gobbling, grappling, Grayling, grilling, groundling, groveling, growling, grueling, grumbling, gurgling, guzzling, haggling, hailing, handling, hassling, hauling, healing, heckling, helling, hilling, hobbling, holing, howling, huddling, humbling, hurdling, hurling, hurtling, hustling, idling, imperiling, inhaling, initialing, inkling, installing, instilling, intermingling, jailing, jiggling, juggling, Keeling, killing, kindling, kneeling, labeling, leveling, lolling, Lulling, mailing, mangling, Marling, marshaling, meddling, Melling, middling, milling, mingling, mishandling, mislabeling, misspelling, modeling, mothballing, mottling, muddling, mulling, mumbling, muscling, nailing, needling, nestling, nibbling, nonruling, oiling, outselling, overbilling, overhauling, overkilling, overruling, overselling, paddling, paneling, panhandling, paralleling, parboiling, parceling, paroling, patrolling, pearling, pedaling, peddling, peeling, pickling, piddling, piling, Pilling, Pindling, poling, polling, pooling, prevailing, profiling, propelling, prowling, pulling, pummeling, puzzling, quadrupling, quarreling, quelling, quibbling, quilling, Quisling, railing, rambling, rankling, rappelling, rattling, raveling, rebelling, recalling, reconciling, recycling, redoubling, reeling, refueling, regaling, rekindling, remodeling, repealing, repelling, rescheduling, reselling, resembling, reshuffling, retailing, retelling, retooling, revealing, reveling, ridiculing, Riesling, rifling, rilling, rippling, rivaling, roiling, rolling, rototilling, ruffling, ruling, rumbling, saddling, sailing, sampling, Sandling, sapling, scaling, scheduling, Schilling, schooling, scowling, scrambling, scribbling, scuttling, sealing, seedling, Seeling, selling, settling, shelling, shilling, shoveling, shriveling, shuffling, shuttling, sibling, signaling, signalling, singling, sizzling, skilling, smelling, smiling, smuggling, snarling, Snelling, snowballing, sparkling, Sparling, spelling, spilling, spiraling, spiralling, spoiling, sprawling, sprinkling, squabbling, squealing, stalling, stapling, starling, startling, stealing, stenciling, sterling, stifling, stockpiling, stonewalling, storytelling, straddling, strangling, strickling, stripling, strolling, struggling, stumbling, styling, suckling, surveilling, swashbuckling, swelling, swilling, swindling, swirling, swiveling, tabling, tackling, tailing, tangling, telling, thrilling, throttling, Tilling, tingling, tinkling, toddling, toggling, toiling, tolling, tooling, toppling, totaling, totalling, toweling, trailing, trampling, traveling, travelling, trembling, trickling, trifling, trilling, tripling, trolling, troubling, tumbling, tunneling, twiddling, twinkling, twirling, unappealing, unavailing, unbundling, underling, underselling, unfailing, unfeeling, unfurling, unraveling, unsettling, unsmiling, untangling, unveiling, unwilling, veiling, waffling, waggling, wailing, walling, warbling, weakling, welling, whaling, wheeling, whirling, whittling, wholesaling, wiggling, wiling, willing, wobbling, wrangling, wrinkling, yearling, yelling, yodeling. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "g-i-j-l-n-o-s-t" | |
-1 letter: jolting, tiglons. | |
-2 letters: glints, ingots, joints, losing, soling, stingo, tiglon, tigons, toling, tonsil. | |
-3 letters: gilts, glint, glost, ingot, jilts, jingo, joins, joint, joist, jolts, lingo, lings, linos, lints, lions, loins, longs, noils, sling, sting, tigon, tings, toils, tongs. | |
-4 letters: gilt, gins, gist, gits, into, ions, jigs, jilt, jins, jogs, join, jolt, jots, ling, lino. | |
| Words containing the letters "g-i-j-l-n-o-s-t" | |
+5 letters: conjugalities. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)4A 6F 73 74 6C 69 6E 67 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references).--- --- ... - .-.. .. -. --. |
| Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01001010 01101111 01110011 01110100 01101100 01101001 01101110 01100111 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)J o s t l i n g |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)004A 006F 0073 0074 006C 0069 006E 0067 |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)4481858678758073 |
| Language | Coverage | Language Translations |
German | Übersetzung, Wörterbuch, Definition | német, ジプシー音楽 , ジャーマン , Germaanish, Germaanagh, Garmane, Carmane |
Hungarian | szótár, meghatározás, definíció, fordítás | Ungar, magyar, Ungaarish, Ungaaragh |
Japanese Kanji | 辭典 , 辞典 , 字引 , 辞林 , 字書 , ディーゼル電気車 , 言海 , 辞彙 , 辞書 , 確定 , ディーゼル電気車 , デ'ドロ酢酸 , 翻訳 | japaner, japanisch, japán, 邦語 , 邦人 , ジャスミン茶 , ほう", ジャパニーズ , ほうじ", Shapaanagh, Shapaanish |
Japanese Katakana | じい, じびき, じて", ディクショナリー , じり", じしょ, '"かい, ディクショナリ , デフィニション , ディフィニション , ていぎ, かくてい, へい"ういどう, やくじゅつ, トランスレーション , やくしょ, やくしゅつ, "うどく, ほ"やく, ほ"やくしょ | japaner, japanisch, japán, 邦語 , 邦人 , ジャスミン茶 , ほう", ジャパニーズ , ほうじ", Shapaanagh, Shapaanish |
Manx | fockleyr, geyrid, meenaghey, keeayllaght, baght | manx, mann-szigeti nyelv, Manninish, Manninagh, Gaelgagh, Yn Ghaelg |
Scottish | foclair, abardair, faclair, briathrachan | schottisch, skót, Albinagh |
English | Dictionary, Definition, Translation | englisch, angol, Sostynagh, Sostnagh, Baarlagh, beurla |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Quotations: Familiar | 5. Quotations: Fiction 6. Quotations: Non-fiction 7. Usage Frequency 8. Translations: Modern | 9. Derivations 10. Rhymes 11. Anagrams 12. Orthography | 13. Bibliography |
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