jostle

Speech parts

1. jostle - Noun

2. jostle - Verb

Meaning

To run against and shake; to push out of the way; to elbow; to hustle; to disturb by crowding; to crowd against.

To push; to crowd; to hustle.

A conflict by collisions; a crowding or bumping together; interference.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

shove jostling ram scrabble force press vie niggle buffet cram jolt jounce drive struggle compete
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Antonyms

slow delay drag pull discourage deter
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Hypernyms

make work force push shove

Hyponyms

elbow elbowing shoulder in

Phrases with the word

jostle through jostle from jostle away jostle one's way

Derivatives

jostled jostling

Examples

The passengers jostled each other in the overcrowded train Source: Internet

We had to jostle our way to the front of the platform Source: Internet

As the jostle for the top job at the World Trade Organization (WTO) becomes more intense, the Nigerian candidate, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has disclosed some of her plans for the institution. Source: Internet

On the contrary, the cultures of Eurasia – each with its own traditions, histories, memories, beliefs and aspirations – are becoming more, not less, assertive as they jostle together. Source: Internet

Cameras jostle around and zoom in and out like the camera operator handed it to their kid to play with. Source: Internet

Arthur Lowe’s blustering Cpt Mainwaring and Clive Dunn’s bumbling Corporal Jones alongside Ian Lavender’s ‘Stupid Boy’ jostle for attention as Lane effortlessly bounces from one to the next and back again. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Jost van Dyke jostaberry jostick jostle away jostle from jostle one's way