often attributive
1
a
: an impenetrable thicket or tangled mass of tropical vegetation
b
: a tract overgrown with thickets or masses of vegetation
2
3
: electronic dance music that combines elements of techno, reggae, and hip-hop and is marked especially by an extremely fast beat
4
: a hobo camp
Examples of jungle in a Sentence
life in the corporate jungle
It's hard to succeed in the business world. It's a jungle out there.
a jungle of environmental laws
Recent Examples on the Web
Courtesy of Akasha Song On another trip to the Hawaiian Islands, Akasha was showering in a waterfall, exhausted after hiking a 13-mile trail through a jungle valley on Kauai, when a young, naked woman with brown hair and dark green eyes emerged from the trees and handed him a tamarind.
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Andy Greenberg, Wired News, 22 May 2025
Tottenham found a backbone in Europe too, though despite that, the jungle drums say Postecoglou’s race as head coach is probably run.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 21 May 2025
The theory was that rivers could serve as highways through rugged jungle terrain inaccessible by road.
—Margie Warrell, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
Hooda will portray Major General Raj Pal Punia (then a young Company Commander of the 14th Mechanised Infantry), who navigated both the tense standoff and the extraordinary rescue operation amid challenging jungle warfare conditions.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 20 May 2025
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Andy Greenberg, Wired News, 22 May 2025
Tottenham found a backbone in Europe too, though despite that, the jungle drums say Postecoglou’s race as head coach is probably run.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 21 May 2025
The theory was that rivers could serve as highways through rugged jungle terrain inaccessible by road.
—Margie Warrell, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
Hooda will portray Major General Raj Pal Punia (then a young Company Commander of the 14th Mechanised Infantry), who navigated both the tense standoff and the extraordinary rescue operation amid challenging jungle warfare conditions.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 20 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for jungle
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“Jungle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jungle. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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jungle
noun
jun·gle
ˈjəŋ-gəl 
1
: a thick tangled mass of tropical vegetation
2
: an area overgrown with jungle or other vegetation
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