jogging, vbl. n.
[f. jog v. + -ing1.]
1. The action of the vb. jog.
| 1565 Cooper Thesaurus, Succussatura, a ioggynge: a trottinge. 1581 Mulcaster Positions xii. (1887) 61 Sore shaking or hard iogging doth [trouble] the wearied body. 1660 H. More Myst. Godl. i. vi. 17 A kinde of jogging or stirring up which is used to recover or prevent ones falling into a swoon. 1787 Best Angling (ed. 2) 12 Lead it [the line] in such manner as will sink the bait..and permit its motion, without any violent jogging on the ground. 1884 St. James's Gaz. 21 Mar. 4/2 The official memory requires frequent jogging. 1948 K. S. Duncan Oxf. Pocket Bk. Athletic Training iii. 33 The runner should start any piece of jogging with the slow jog style. 1968 Courier-Mail (Brisbane) 4 May 4/6 Jogging enthusiasts say that it improves posture and waistline. 1972 Publishers Weekly 3 Apr. 64/1 His whole-hearted commitment to jogging..on five mile jaunts around New York's Central Park. |
2. attrib. Designating: (a) a garment, etc., designed for jogging as light physical exercise, e.g. jogging shoes, jogging suit; (b) a place for jogging, as jogging path, jogging track, etc. Chiefly U.S.
| 1976 New Yorker 17 May 35/2 You will always be in good taste with a pair of Adidas jogging shoes. 1978 Detroit Free Press 5 Mar. a19/1 (Advt.), Jogging suits and separates. Ibid. d17/1 You can unwind with our pool,..squash courts and outdoor jogging track. 1979 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 26 Apr. t1/3 In the United States, there are about half a dozen jogging bras on the market. 1984 New Yorker 13 Feb. 5/2 QE2 has countless pleasant surprises aboard for you...To stimulate your..body,..hydrocalisthenics, saunas, jogging deck. 1986 Daily News (N.Y.) 23 May (Real Estate Suppl.) 2/2 The homes are all located in a community that boasts a swimming pool, tennis courts, clubhouse, jogging path, and more. 1986 Philadelphia Inquirer 11 July 34c/2 Other recreational facilities include two lighted tennis courts, a swimming pool and a jogging trail. |