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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 yvlog Forms

  • ܲgԲ· adverb
  • dzܳjܲg verb (used with object) outjuggled outjuggling
  • ܲ·ܲg adjective
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yvlog 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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yvlog 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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Many juggle multiple income streams—subscriptions, ad revenue, crowdfunding—just to sustain their work, leaving them vulnerable to burnout and reactive rather than strategic in their output.

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Against England, he juggled and dropped a relatively simple pass, with the line at his mercy.

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Finally, Roberts was forced to juggle all these potential implosions with the constant decimation of his starting rotation.

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All these books ask their readers to juggle multiple plot threads and a cascade of characters.

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There are lots of things to juggle now and it's no longer my career, now it's a hobby like lots of people.

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