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   jug·gle

   /ˈjəɡ(ə)l/

   verb

   • 1. continuously toss into the air and catch (a number of objects) so as to keep at least one in the air while handling the others, typically for the entertainment of others: "Charles juggled five tangerines, his hands a frantic blur"
   • ▪ cope with by adroitly balancing: "she works full time, juggling her career with raising children"
   • ▪ organize (information or figures) in order to give a particular impression: "defense chiefs juggled the figures on bomb tests"

   noun

   • 1. an act of juggling.

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘entertain with jesting, tricks, etc.’): back-formation from juggler, or from Old French jogler, from Latin joculari ‘to jest’, from joculus, diminutive of jocus ‘jest’. Current senses date from the late 19th century.

   Scrabble Points: 15

   • J

     8

   • U

     1

   • G

     2

   • G

     2

   • L

     1

   • E

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