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
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Health care workers didn’t want to live in the jungle.
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Mara Kardas-Nelson, The Dial, 8 Apr. 2025
The first Predator movie released in 1987 and stars Arnold Schwarzenegger as the lead of a hardened military squad who come up against the Predator deep in the jungle.
—John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025
Among them is Nam’s father, who, several months before Nam was born, died fighting for the Viet Cong, somewhere in the jungle near the North-South border.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2025
Wildlife talk: Wildlife biologist Fred Bercovitch will compare the realities of the fictional Tarzan in the jungle with animal behavior facts at 10 a.m. Tuesday, April 8.
—Pomerado News, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2025
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Mara Kardas-Nelson, The Dial, 8 Apr. 2025
The first Predator movie released in 1987 and stars Arnold Schwarzenegger as the lead of a hardened military squad who come up against the Predator deep in the jungle.
—John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025
Among them is Nam’s father, who, several months before Nam was born, died fighting for the Viet Cong, somewhere in the jungle near the North-South border.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2025
Wildlife talk: Wildlife biologist Fred Bercovitch will compare the realities of the fictional Tarzan in the jungle with animal behavior facts at 10 a.m. Tuesday, April 8.
—Pomerado News, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2025
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“Jungle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jungle. Accessed 11 Apr. 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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