verb
- to shake or move with short, quick movements
- to cause something to move slightly by bumping or shaking it
noun
- a slight shake or jarring movement
- a joint between two pieces of stone or timber where one piece has a projection that fits into a notch in the other
Usage: construction; technical
Examples
- The table joggled when he bumped into it.
- She joggled the handle to see if the door was locked.
- The earthquake caused a slight joggle in the building.
- He felt a joggle as the train started moving.
- The mason cut a joggle joint to connect the stone blocks.
- Don’t joggle the camera while taking the picture.
- The joggle in the wooden beam provided extra stability.