Jostle — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the act of jostling (forcing your way by pushing)

make one's way by jostling, pushing, or shoving

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dʒˈɑːsəl/

🇬🇧British English

/dʒˈɒsəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dʒˈɒsəl/

1 syllable Say it as /dʒˈɑːsəl/.

Examples

We had to jostle our way to the front of the platform
The passengers jostled each other in the overcrowded train

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

shove jostling

Parts of Speech

noun	the act of jostling (forcing your way by pushing)
verb	make one's way by jostling, pushing, or shoving “We had to jostle our way to the front of the platform”
verb	come into rough contact with while moving “The passengers jostled each other in the overcrowded train”

Word Forms

jostle	verb	come into rough contact with while moving
jostle	noun	the act of jostling (forcing your way by pushing)
jostling	noun	the act of jostling (forcing your way by pushing)
shove	noun	the act of shoving (giving a push to someone or something)
shover	noun	someone who pushes

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Gedränge

der Akt des Drängelns (sich durch Stoßen den Weg erzwingen)

🇫🇷French

bousculade

le fait de se bousculer (se forcer en poussant)

🇪🇸Spanish

empujar

el acto de empujar (forzar su camino empujando)

🇮🇹Italian

spintonare

🇳🇱Dutch

verdringen

de handeling van duwen (je een weg banen door te duwen)

🇵🇹Portuguese

empurrar

o ato de empurrar (forçar seu caminho empurrando)

🇷🇺Russian

толкать

акт толчка (проталкивания, толкания)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

झटका

धक्का-मुक्की की क्रिया (धक्का देकर अपना रास्ता बनाना)

🇧🇩Bengali

ধাক্কাধাক্কি

ধাক্কাধাক্কির কাজ (ধাক্কা দিয়ে আপনার পথ জোর করে)

🇮🇳Tamil

சலசலப்பு

தள்ளாட்டத்தின் செயல் (தள்ளுவதன் மூலம் உங்கள் வழியை கட்டாயப்படுத்துதல்)

🇮🇳Telugu

తోపులాట

జోస్లింగ్ చర్య (నొక్కడం ద్వారా మీ దారిని బలవంతం చేయడం)

🇮🇳Marathi

धक्काबुक्की

धक्काबुक्कीची कृती (ढकलून जबरदस्तीने मार्ग काढणे)

🇮🇳Gujarati

ધક્કો મારવો

ધક્કો મારવાનું કાર્ય (દબાણ કરીને તમારા માર્ગ પર દબાણ કરવું)

🇮🇳Kannada

ನೂಕುನುಗ್ಗಲು

ಜೋಸ್ಲಿಂಗ್ ಕ್ರಿಯೆ (ತಳ್ಳುವ ಮೂಲಕ ನಿಮ್ಮ ದಾರಿಯನ್ನು ಒತ್ತಾಯಿಸುವುದು)

🇮🇳Malayalam

കുലുക്കം

ആഞ്ഞടിക്കുന്ന പ്രവൃത്തി (തള്ളിയുകൊണ്ട് നിങ്ങളുടെ വഴിക്ക് നിർബന്ധിക്കുക)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਝਟਕਾ

ਧੱਕਾ ਮਾਰਨ ਦੀ ਕਿਰਿਆ (ਧੱਕਾ ਮਾਰ ਕੇ ਆਪਣੇ ਰਾਹ ਨੂੰ ਮਜਬੂਰ ਕਰਨਾ)

🇵🇰Urdu

جھٹکا

جھٹکا دینے کا عمل (دھکا دے کر اپنا راستہ مجبور کرنا)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

推挤

推挤的行为（用力推挤）

🇯🇵Japanese

押し合う

押し合う行為（押して無理やり進むこと）

🇰🇷Korean

밀다

밀어붙이는 행위

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chen lấn

hành động chen lấn (ép buộc bạn bằng cách đẩy)

🇹🇭Thai

กระแทก

การกระแทก (บังคับทางของคุณด้วยการกด)

🇮🇩Indonesian

berdesakan

tindakan berdesak-desakan (memaksa jalan dengan mendorong)

🇵🇭Filipino

magtulak

ang pagkilos ng pagpupumilit (pagpipilit sa iyong paraan sa pamamagitan ng pagtulak)

🇲🇾Malay

berdesak-desakan

perbuatan berdesak-desakan (memaksa jalan dengan menolak)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تدافع

فعل التدافع (شق طريقك عن طريق الدفع)

🇮🇷Persian

تکان دادن

عمل تکان دادن (به زور با هل دادن)

🇹🇷Turkish

dürtükleme

itişme eylemi (iterek yolunuzu zorlamak)

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהִדָחֵף

פעולת הדחיפה (כריחים אותך בדחיפה)

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The primary meaning of 'jostle' is 'the act of jostling (forcing your way by pushing)'.

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Using 'jostle' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'jostle' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'jostle' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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