to jungle
- verb
- /ˈdʒʌŋɡəl/
:
abrirse paso entre la maleza
- During the rainy season, soldiers often jungled to navigate the remote border areas.
Examples
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I love to jungle in the Amazon rainforest.
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They decided to jungle through the thick underbrush.
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The expedition jungled for days before finding a safe place to camp.
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They jungled through thick vines and muddy ground to reach the ancient ruins.
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We had to jungle through the thick vines to reach the hidden waterfall.
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As the expedition team began to jungle deeper into the dense foliage, the sounds of wildlife surrounded them.
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The adventurers jungled their way across the challenging terrain, pushing aside branches and leaves.
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
4
6.3
A situation where only the strongest people succeed without fair rules
Compounds
- Informal
4
6.3
A city with many tall buildings and little green space that feels harsh or unsafe
- Indian
3
6.7
A medium-sized wild cat that lives near rivers and in grasslands in Asia and northeastern Africa
- Archaic
1
9.9
A skin infection that makes painful sores after long stays in wet, dirty places in hot weather
- Indian
1
7.9
A small wild bird from South and Southeast Asia that became the domestic chicken
- Literature
Many confusing rules and laws that make things hard to understand or follow
How Difficult
Surface Forms
Etymology
The verb jungle (to jungle through vines) comes from the same idea: it means to move through a place that is like a 'jungle', full of thick plants and hard to pass.