jiggle

jig·gle

verb \ˈji-gəl\

jig·gledjig·gling \-g(ə-)liŋ\

Definition of JIGGLE

transitive verb

: to cause to move with quick little jerks or oscillating motions

intransitive verb

: to move from or as if from being jiggled

— jiggle noun

— jig·gly \-g(ə-)lē\ adjective

Examples of JIGGLE

1. Try to avoid jiggling the camera.
2. His belly jiggled like a bowlful of jelly.

Origin of JIGGLE

frequentative of ²jig

First Known Use: 1836

Related to JIGGLE

Synonyms

agitate, bucket, convulse, jerk, shake, joggle, jolt, jounce, judder [chiefly British], quake, quiver, shudder, vibrate, wobble (also wabble)

Related Words

rock, sway, swing; chatter, quaver, shiver, thrill, tremble; twitch; dodder, waver; flicker, fluctuate, flutter, oscillate, undulate, wave; beat, palpitate, pit-a-pat, pitter-patter, pulsate, pulse, throb

Near Antonyms

relax, rest, unwind; calm (down), still

Rhymes with JIGGLE

giggle, higgle, niggle, sniggle, squiggle, wiggle, wriggle