noun, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The art of moving objects, such as balls, clubs, beanbags, rings, etc. in an artful or artistic manner. countable, uncountable
2. 2
   throwing and catching several objects simultaneously wordnet
3. 3
   An act or instance of juggling; a reshuffle. countable, uncountable
4. 4
   the act of rearranging things to give a misleading impression wordnet

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of juggle form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms

conjurationhanky pankyhocus pocusjugglejugglemumbo jumbo

Example

More examples

"Tom certainly makes juggling look easy."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From juggle + -ing.

Etymology 2

From Middle English jogelyng, juglynge, equivalent to juggle + -ing.

Related phrases

contact jugglingfoot jugglingjuggling actnumbers jugglingtoss jugglingtype juggling

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