jostles in English

noun
1
the action of jostling.
The resulting jostle of competing versions marks him more than any other poet, even Auden.
verb
1
push, elbow, or bump against (someone) roughly, typically in a crowd.
passengers arriving and departing, jostling one another
synonyms:bump into/againstknock into/againstbang intocollide withplow intojoltpushshoveelbowmobshoulderbarrel intobulldozestruggleviejockeyscramblecrowd one another
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Use "jostles" in a sentence

Below are sample sentences containing the word "jostles" from the English Dictionary. We can refer to these sentence patterns for sentences in case of finding sample sentences with the word "jostles", or refer to the context using the word "jostles" in the English Dictionary.

1. In Beijing, pride jostles with insecurity diffidence sits alongside brisk self - confidence .

2. The passage across the Pacific typically requires weeks of poling out your jib, and as your vessel surfs and jostles down the waves, you may experience Breakages in the most stressed parts of your rigging