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# juggling

«juggling» in Mova's school dictionary: **throwing and catching several objects, like balls, so…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (juggling — uncountable); verb form (-ing of juggle: juggle, juggles, juggled, juggling)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Juggling is throwing and catching several objects, like balls, so that at least one is always in the air. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/juggling/#m1)

2) Juggling also means trying to do or manage several things at the same time (juggling homework and sport). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/juggling/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In PE and circus skills lessons, juggling builds hand-eye coordination and patience; beginners start with scarves or two balls. Clowns and street performers do juggling. In everyday life, adults talk about juggling work and family. Phrases: juggling balls, juggling act, juggling clubs.

### examples

- She practised juggling with three balls. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/juggling/#x1)
- The clown was juggling plates and hats. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/juggling/#x2)
- Juggling scarves is easier than juggling balls. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/juggling/#x3)
- We learned juggling in circus club. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/juggling/#x4)
- Mum is juggling work and looking after the baby. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/juggling/#x5)
- The street performer was juggling flaming torches, which is very dangerous. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/juggling/#x6)

### note

Verb: juggle, juggled, juggling (drop the e). Person: juggler. Double g. Juggling with fire or knives is only for trained performers.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «juggling» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/juggling/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.