noun · verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˈd͡ʒʌɡəlɪŋ/
/ˈd͡ʒʌɡlɪŋ/
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rhymes with -ʌɡlɪŋ
CMU ARPABET:JH AH1 G AH0 L IH0 NG
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
CMU ARPABET 2:JH AH1 G L IH0 NG
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
The art of moving objects, such as balls, clubs, beanbags, rings, etc. in an artful or artistic manner.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
An act or instance of juggling; a reshuffle.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
verb
Meaning 3
present participle and gerund of juggle
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
throwing and catching several objects simultaneously
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: juggle
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: performance
5
noun
Meaning 5
the act of rearranging things to give a misleading impression
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: juggle
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: rearrangement
History
Etymology
From Middle English jogelyng, juglynge, equivalent to juggle + -ing.
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Across languages
Translations
54 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
أَلْعَاب الْخِفَّة
(ʔalʕāb al-ḵiffa)
— moving of objects in an artful manner
Armenian:
ժոնգլյորություն
(žonglyorutʻyun)
— moving of objects in an artful manner
Azerbaijani:
janqlyorluq
— moving of objects in an artful manner
Belarusian:
жанглі́раванне
(žanhlíravannje)
— moving of objects in an artful manner
Belarusian:
жанглява́нне
(žanhljavánnje)
— moving of objects in an artful manner
Bulgarian:
жонгли́ране
(žonglírane)
— moving of objects in an artful manner
Catalan:
malabarisme
— moving of objects in an artful manner
Chinese Mandarin:
變戲法 /变戏法
(biànxìfǎ)
— moving of objects in an artful manner
Chinese Mandarin:
雜技 /杂技
(zájì)
— moving of objects in an artful manner
Chinese Mandarin:
雜耍 /杂耍
(záshuǎ)
— moving of objects in an artful manner
Czech:
žonglování
— moving of objects in an artful manner
Danish:
jonglering
— moving of objects in an artful manner
Dutch:
jongleren
— moving of objects in an artful manner
Esperanto:
ĵonglado
— moving of objects in an artful manner
Estonian:
žongleerimine
— moving of objects in an artful manner
Finnish:
jongleeraus
— moving of objects in an artful manner
French:
jonglage
— moving of objects in an artful manner
French:
jonglerie
— moving of objects in an artful manner
German:
Jonglieren
— moving of objects in an artful manner
German:
Jonglage
— moving of objects in an artful manner
Greek:
ζογκλερικά
(zogkleriká)
— moving of objects in an artful manner
Hebrew:
לַהֲטוּטָנוּת
(lahatutanút)
— moving of objects in an artful manner
Hungarian:
zsonglőrködés
— moving of objects in an artful manner
Icelandic:
djögl
— moving of objects in an artful manner
Icelandic:
gegl
— moving of objects in an artful manner
Icelandic:
gripl
— moving of objects in an artful manner
Italian:
giocoleria
— moving of objects in an artful manner
Japanese:
ジャグリング
(jaguringu)
— moving of objects in an artful manner
Japanese:
ジャッグ
(jaguru)
— moving of objects in an artful manner
Korean:
저글링
(jeogeulling)
— moving of objects in an artful manner
Latin:
praestīgiae
— moving of objects in an artful manner
Lithuanian:
žongliravimas
— moving of objects in an artful manner
Macedonian:
жонглирање
(žongliranje)
— moving of objects in an artful manner
Norwegian Bokmål:
sjonglering
— moving of objects in an artful manner
Norwegian Nynorsk:
sjonglering
— moving of objects in an artful manner
Polish:
żonglowanie
— moving of objects in an artful manner
Polish:
żonglerstwo
— moving of objects in an artful manner
Polish:
żonglerka
— moving of objects in an artful manner
Portuguese:
malabarismo
— moving of objects in an artful manner
Russian:
жонгли́рование
(žonglírovanije)
— moving of objects in an artful manner
Russian:
жонглёрство
(žongljórstvo)
— moving of objects in an artful manner
Scottish Gaelic:
cleasachd
— moving of objects in an artful manner
Serbo-Croatian:
жонгли́ра̄ње
— moving of objects in an artful manner
Serbo-Croatian:
žonglírānje
— moving of objects in an artful manner
Slovak:
žonglovanie
— moving of objects in an artful manner
Slovak:
žonglérstvo
— moving of objects in an artful manner
Slovene:
žongliranje
— moving of objects in an artful manner
Spanish:
malabarismo
— moving of objects in an artful manner
Spanish:
malabares
— moving of objects in an artful manner
Swedish:
jonglering
— moving of objects in an artful manner
Turkish:
jonglörlük
— moving of objects in an artful manner
Ukrainian:
жонглюва́ння
(žonhljuvánnja)
— moving of objects in an artful manner
Vietnamese:
tung hứng
— moving of objects in an artful manner
Yiddish:
זשאָנגלירן
(zhonglirn)
— moving of objects in an artful manner
