jostling

1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of jostle

   On the other hand, to arrive after dusk, when the multitude of garish little public-houses are lit up, giving glimpses of crowded jostling bars and taprooms, is an introduction to a fine city well calculated to affect even the most nonchalant.

   1951 October, R. S. McNaught, “Lines of Approach”, in Railway Magazine, page 703

plural jostlings

1. An act of jostling; a push or shove.