justle
/ˈdʒʌsəl/
noun
- A rough push or bump, often in a crowd.
- She felt a justle as the crowd surged forward.
- The justle of the morning commute always left him feeling tired.
- A sudden justle from behind made her drop her bag.
verb
- To push or bump against someone roughly, especially in a crowd.
- The excited fans justled against the barriers to get a better view of the stage.
- He felt someone justle him from behind in the packed subway car.
- People in the busy market would justle each other as they tried to get through.
- To compete or struggle for a position or advantage.
- Young artists justle to get their work noticed by gallery owners.
- Several companies justle for the top spot in the smartphone market.
- In the race for the promotion, coworkers began to justle for the manager's attention.