toggles

verb

present tense third-person singular of toggle
as in clasps
to fasten with a device in which a small piece of wood, plastic, metal, etc. is pushed through a loop or hole toggled his duffel coat closed

Related Words

Relevance

Dissimilar Words

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of toggles Two beautiful, very readable new books about astrophysics cover this sensation of wonder, which toggles between identity and infinity. — Literary Hub, 10 Aug. 2026 There's a red-orange switch underneath the volume and power buttons that toggles Game Mode on. — Florence Ion, PC Magazine, 17 July 2026 Ben Lerner toggles back and forth across timelines, looping in Thomas’s son, Max, and acolytes on both sides of the Atlantic, offering a meditation on the relationship between art and memory, and how our lives can be rendered palimpsests for the scrutiny of others. — Hamilton Cain, Time, 4 Apr. 2026 Identifiable by elaborate braiding, decorative buttons, and often toggles across the chest, military coats — also known as the Hussar jacket or Pelisse — appear to be making a comeback. — Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2025 Esc — toggles rebus mode Delete — delete cell and go to previous cell. — San Francisco Chronicle, 14 Mar. 2024 Mackenzie smoothly toggles between storylines, ratcheting up the tension and giving us quick but useful character sketches. — Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019 Distribution transformers can be equipped with a tap changer, which mechanically toggles between different parts of a coil, reducing or increasing the number of turns in order to decrease or increase the voltage in response to big changes in load. — IEEE Spectrum, 29 June 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for toggles
  1. clasps
  2. ties
  3. clips
  4. clenches
  5. hangs
  6. clinches
  7. fastens
  8. pastes
Verb
  • King clasps his head, ready to shield his eyes if need be.
    — Sean Gregory, Time, 26 May 2026
  • Abner clasps Questelle’s face in her hands.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 22 May 2026
Definition of clasps
Verb
  • The shower curtain, which can be either fabric or plastic, goes outside the tub and ties your bathroom’s aesthetic together.
    — BestReviews, Mercury News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Terafab’s website ties the factory to Musk’s longer-term vision of AI infrastructure.
    — Joshua Hong, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of ties
Verb
  • All of my essentials are packed in my Stowaway, which clips into my weekender as a bag organizer, and can clip out to be worn on its own as a crossbody when walking around during the day or as a clutch when going out in the evening.
    — Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 16 July 2026
  • This compact tote folds into a small pouch that clips directly onto your keys and expands into a functional bag when needed.
    — Corein Carter, Forbes.com, 29 May 2026
Definition of clips
Verb
  • As the comedy progresses, its buoyant tone clenches and darkens, and the plot bends and lurches, in ways that, to me, felt unnecessarily punitive toward both Haru and the audience.
    — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 31 Jan. 2026
  • As the infection takes hold, a patient’s jaw clenches, forcing the face into what appears to be a wide smile, and the back muscles contort into a painful arch.
    — Mustafa Fattah, NBC news, 24 Dec. 2025
Definition of clenches
Verb
  • An unbearable heat hangs over a world ravaged by climate change, where crime dominates everyday life.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 11 Aug. 2026
  • His bitterness over his broken dreams not only hangs over his own life, but threatens to shatter his family.
    — Steve Palopoli, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of hangs
Verb
  • In a men’s semifinal match, Roger Federer outlasts Juan Martin del Potro in a 19-17 final set and clinches his first Olympic singles medal.
    — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2026
  • If its price retreats from these incredible heights by before SpaceX clinches the deal, that number will rise.
    — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 19 June 2026
Definition of clinches
Verb
  • My favorite detail is the red ribbon on Giovanna’s right shoulder, which fastens her sleeve to her dress and floats over the darkness.
    — Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
  • Aquazzura’s signature swirling ankle strap curves upward from the sides of the shoe and fastens the 105mm heel with a slim buckle.
    — Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 16 Dec. 2025
Definition of fastens
Verb
  • The sequencer pastes together the strings and the quality scores, along with some other metadata, read by read, to form what is called a FASTQ file.
    — Dmitri Pavlichin, IEEE Spectrum, 22 Aug. 2018
Definition of pastes

Browse Nearby Words

toggled
toggles
toggling
See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Toggles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/toggles. Accessed 16 Aug. 2026.

Copy Citation

More from Merriam-Webster on toggles

Nglish: Translation of toggles for Spanish Speakers

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

More from Merriam-Webster

Word of the Day

Listen to the pronunciation of zeugma

See Definitions and Examples »

Popular in Grammar & Usage

See More

A Who’s Who Regarding ‘Who’s’ and ‘Whose’

7 Pairs of Commonly Confused Words

Is that lie 'bald-faced' or 'bold-faced'?

'A' or 'an'? What about before 'h'? An Indefinite Article Guide

Why is '-ed' sometimes pronounced at the end of a word?
See More

Popular in Wordplay

See More

Words from the 'Odyssey'

The Longest Long Words List

It's a Scorcher! Words for the Summer Heat

The Words of the Week - Aug. 14

12 Lovely and Unusual Words for the Natural World
See More

Popular

See More

A Who’s Who Regarding ‘Who’s’ and ‘Whose’

Words from the 'Odyssey'

The Longest Long Words List
See More

Games & Quizzes

See All
Play Quordle: Guess all four words in a limited number of tries. Each of your guesses must be a real 5-letter word.
Quordle Can you solve 4 words at once?
Play Blossom: Solve today's spelling word game by finding as many words as you can using just 7 letters. Longer words score more points.
Blossom Pick the best words!
Play Missing Letter: a crossword with a twist. Each of the 25 puzzle words start with a different letter of the alphabet. Which letter is missing?
The Missing Letter A daily crossword with a twist
image of a green cube out of place in a lineup of red spheres
Odd Word Out: Synonyms Vol. 2 Quiz Figure out which word isn't like the others.
See All