jiggle

jiggle

verb

Definition of JIGGLE

1

to make a series of small irregular or violent movements <the gelatin salad continued to jiggle after she set it on the table>

Synonyms agitate, bucket, convulse, jerk, jiggle, 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

2

to make jerky or restless movements <the applicant's knees constantly jiggled, betraying her nervousness>

Synonyms fiddle, jerk, jig, jiggle, squiggle, squirm, thrash, thresh, toss, twist, twitch, wiggle, wriggle, writhe

Related Words flit, flutter, twitter; quake, quiver, shake, shiver, shudder, tremble; pace

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