how to pronounce jostle

/ˈdʒɒs.əl/

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jostle is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of jostle in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… spices start to jostle and fizz about …”

meanings of jostle

verb:

To pick or attempt to pick pockets.
To be close to or in physical contact with.
To contend or vie in order to acquire something.
To bump into or brush against while in motion; to push aside.
To move through by pushing and shoving.

noun:

The act of jostling someone or something; push, shove.
The action of a jostling crowd.

jostle frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word jostle occurs in english on average 0.5 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics jostle can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that jostle can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;