Meaning of Jostle | Babel Free
ˈd͡ʒɒs.əlEquivalents
Examples
“1722, Daniel Defoe, Moll Flanders, London: J. Cooke, 1765, p. 241, I had full hold⟳ of her Watch⟳, but giving a great Jostle, as if somebody had thrust me against her, and in the Juncture giving the Watch⟳ a fair pull⟳, I found it would not come⟳, so I let⟳ it go that Moment, and cried out as if I had been killed, that somebody had trod upon my Foot […]”
“1865, Harriet Beecher Stowe (under the pseudonym Christopher Crowfield), The Chimney-Corner, Boston: Ticknor & Field, 1868, Chapter 12, p. 291, For years to come⟳, the average of lone women will be largely increased; and the demand⟳, always great, for some means by which they many provide⟳ for themselves, in the rude jostle of the world, will become⟳ more urgent and imperative.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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