juggle
Meanings
Plural: juggles
Noun
- the act of rearranging things to give a misleading impression
- throwing and catching several objects simultaneously
- The act of throwing and catching each prop at least twice, as opposed to a flash.
- The handling or managing of many tasks at once.
- The performance of a magic trick.
- A deceit or imposture.
Verb
- influence by slyness
- manipulate by or as if by moving around components
- "juggle an account so as to hide a deficit"
- deal with simultaneously
- "She had to juggle her job and her children"
- throw, catch, and keep in the air several things simultaneously
- hold with difficulty and balance insecurely
- "the player juggled the ball"
- To manipulate objects, such as balls, clubs, beanbags, rings, etc. in an artful or artistic manner. Juggling may also include assorted other circus skills such as the diabolo, devil sticks, hat, and cigar box manipulation as well.
- To handle or manage many tasks at once.
- To deceive by trick or artifice.
- To joke or jest.
- To perform magic tricks.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English jogelen, partly a back-formation of Middle English jogeler (“juggler”), and partly a borrowing from Old French jogler, jongler (“to have fun with someone”), a conflation of Latin joculāri (“to jest; joke”) and Old French jangler (“to regale; entertain; have fun; trifle with; tease; mess around; gossip; boast; meddle”), from Frankish *jangalōn (“to chit-chat with; gossip”), akin to Middle Dutch jankelen (“to murmur; whisper; mumble; grumble”), frequentative of Middle Dutch janken (“to moan; groan; complain”). Related also to Middle Low German janken (“to sigh; moan; lament”), Dutch jengelen (“to whine; whimper”) Dutch janken (“to whine; wimper”).
Scrabble Score: 15
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