juggling
- noun
- /ˈdʒʌɡlɪŋ/
- Balancing parenting, work, and personal time can feel like a constant juggling act.
- juggling act
- constant juggling
I didn't think in those terms and then began to be much more public about some of the the the dimensions to to my juggling.
- I didn't think in those terms and then began to be much more public about some of the the the dimensions to to my juggling.
Examples
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I would bet that this is the juggling of the books for all three entities.
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Even more juggling was required when Bimber's husband was injured on the job and had to take disability leave.
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His frequent juggling of goals and his lack of clarity on what they are have reduced public support for the war and hindered U.S. efforts to disengage.
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In so doing, they totally reinforced my perception that buying today requires not just a good eye, but a good amount of juggling, risk-taking, and diplomacy.
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Stay-at-home parents are a rare breed these days, with more and more families opting for two incomes and endless juggling of childcare and babysitter needs.
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Workplaces that "adopt policies to reduce the juggling act might gain a host of benefits, including a more productive workforce—one that isn't slowed down by chronic aches and pains," said the lead study author in a press release.
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The project required careful juggling of deadlines and resources to ensure success.
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Managing a busy schedule often involves a lot of juggling to meet everyone's needs.
Synonyms
A clever act that looks like magic and entertains people
Getting someone to do what you want to help yourself using clever or dishonest actions
A clever trick to deceive someone
To use dishonest ways to cheat people
A trick or excuse to hide the real reason
A trick used to cheat people, often to get their money
A clever trick that deceives people or hides the truth
Words or actions that trick people by seeming magical
A trick that makes something look like real magic
Making facts seem to mean something else
A false act or story that tries to trick people, often to make them laugh
Hiding your true feelings or intentions by pretending
A skill of quick hand tricks to fool people, like a magician
A trick to confuse or upset someone
A secret plan to trick people by making something seem accidental
A trick done to cheat or fool people
Pretending to have an illness or feeling to trick others
A dishonest change of facts or numbers to hide the truth
Tricky or dishonest actions used to confuse people and gain advantage
Dishonest actions that try to trick people
To make false information, for example in documents or results, to trick people
A clever or dishonest way to get something
Antonyms
Compounds
- Informal
A situation where a person manages several important tasks at once, often with difficulty
How Deceptive
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Juggling comes from an old word for a trick performer and is related to the English word joke, which means 'to play'. Because those performers used tricks to 'fool' people, juggling also came to mean 'cleverly handling or hiding things' to make a false impression.