jostle

/ˈjä-səl/

alteration of justle, frequentative of

verb

  1. to come in contact or into collision

  2. to make one's way by pushing and shoving

  3. to exist in close proximity

a jostling crowd

people jostling toward the exit

noun

  1. the experience of being pushed or jostled

  2. the state of being crowded or pushed together : the state of being jostled

might glide through … life among them without a jostle