verb · intransitive · rare

juggle

juggle · juggles · juggled · juggling

жонглювати

жонглировать

jonglieren, hochhalten

To manipulate objects, such as balls, clubs, beanbags, rings, etcTo manipulate objects, such as balls, clubs, beanbags, rings, etc. in an artful or artistic manner.

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/ˈd͡ʒʌɡəl/

» Tom has been trying to learn how to juggle.

Том намагається навчитися жонглювати.

Том намагається навчитися жонглюванню.

Meaning

5 senses

To manipulate objects, such as balls, clubs, beanbags, rings, etc. in an artful or artistic manner.
She can juggle flaming torches.
jonglieren, hochhalten
жонгли́роватьžonglírovatʹ
жонглюватиžonhljuvaty
(dated, intransitive)To perform various magic tricks or circus skills such as the diabolo, devil sticks, hat, and cigar box manipulation.
To handle or manage many tasks at once.
He juggled home, school, and work for two years.
jonglieren
жонгли́роватьžonglírovatʹ
(ambitransitive)To deceive by trick or artifice.
I think they are juggling the company's books.
(archaic, intransitive)To joke or jest.

More definitions

hold with difficulty and balance insecurely
throw, catch, and keep in the air several things simultaneously
deal with simultaneously
manipulate by or as if by moving around components

Examples

83 sentences

Tom has been trying to learn how to juggle.
Том намагається навчитися жонглювати.
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Tom wanted Mary to teach him how to juggle.
Том хотів, щоб Мері навчила його жонглювати.
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I wish I could get Tom to show me how to juggle.
Шкода, що я не можу умовити Тома показати мені, як треба жонглювати.
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Do you know how to juggle?
Ти вмієш жонглювати?
ruТы умеешь жонглировать?
deKannst du jonglieren?
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Tom is good at juggling.
Том добре жонглює.
ruТом хорошо жонглирует.
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Translations

8 languages

Українська

By meaning 1

manipulate objects artistically:

Русский

By meaning 1

manipulate objects artistically:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

manipulate objects artistically:

Origin

From Middle English jogelen, partly a back-formation of Middle English jogeler (“juggler”)

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”).

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