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   juggle

   /ˈdʒʌɡl/

   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: "Charles juggled five tangerines, his hands a frantic blur"
   • ▪ cope with by adroitly balancing (several activities): "she works full time, juggling her career with raising children"
   • ▪ organize (information or figures) in order to give a particular impression: "the average first-time buyer spends many hours juggling figures as they try to budget for their first home"

   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

     1

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