juggle

²juggle

noun

Definition of JUGGLE

: an act or instance of juggling: a : a trick of magic b : a show of manual dexterity c : an act of manipulation especially to achieve a desired end

Examples of JUGGLE

1. <a temporary suspension of the gas tax was just a crowd-pleasing juggle that was not a long-term solution to the energy problem>

First Known Use of JUGGLE

1664

Related to JUGGLE

Synonyms: artifice, device, dodge, fetch, flimflam, gambit, gimmick, jig, trick, knack, play, ploy, scheme, shenanigan, sleight, stratagem, wile

Related Words: bluff, end run, feint; cheating, chicanery, cozenage, craft, crookery, cunning, deception, dupery, duplicity, fakery, jugglery, legerdemain, skulduggery (or skullduggery), subterfuge, swindling, trickery; fraud, gaff, hoax, sham, swindle; blind, front, smoke screen

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Rhymes with JUGGLE

guggle, snuggle, struggle