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verb

ˈji-gəl How to pronounce jiggle (audio)
Definition of jigglenext
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as in to shake
to make a series of small irregular or violent movements the gelatin salad continued to jiggle after she set it on the table

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2
as in to fidget
to make jerky or restless movements the applicant's knees constantly jiggled, betraying her nervousness

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jiggle

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noun

as in quiver

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Recent Examples of jiggle
Verb
In our everyday world, particles are always jiggling and rotating due to their thermal energy. — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 6 Apr. 2026 The bottom slat was unhinged and Crump jiggled the crate to dump the oranges into the water. — Tom Hudson, Sun Sentinel, 24 Mar. 2026
Noun
The center of the pie will rise, and there should be a slight jiggle to the filling. — Kathryn Gregory, Louisville Courier Journal, 10 Nov. 2025 Even the aerial shots have the jiggle and quiver of a helicopter, not a drone. — Katie Walsh, Boston Herald, 25 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for jiggle
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jiggle
  1. shake
  2. fidget
  3. quiver
  4. jerk
  5. toss
  6. tremble
  7. shudder
  8. twitch
Verb
  • Tarrant County District Attorney In mid-November 1996, Narez shook her daughter, Kasandra White, and threw the child into a wall, causing her head to strike a door, according to the 1999 Tarrant County grand jury indictment.
    — S.E. Jenkins, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • On Monday, in the early morning, cheerleaders flanked the entrance to the courtyard, cheering and shaking their pom-poms as their classmates filed in, showing varying degrees of enthusiasm.
    — Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of shake
Verb
  • At about 45 minutes in, guests were looking at their phones and fidgeting in their seats.
    — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 25 July 2026
  • A lot of those people have Victoria Baumann and Charlie Moreton to thank, the father-daughter duo behind Victoria Essie Studio that produces fidget toys and other knickknacks out of their homes in North Carolina.
    — Jennifer Liu Valentina Duarte, CNBC, 14 June 2026
Definition of fidget
Noun
  • Asked whether his first dates — sorry, podcast editions — should ideally end with a kiss of sorts gets Glassman to his stand-up act, where talk of dating etiquette and rules fill his comedic quiver.
    — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 24 July 2026
  • Until 2023’s The Celebration Tour, the singer most often used concerts to play new material, only occasionally reaching into her quiver of hits to please crowds.
    — David Harris, SPIN, 13 July 2026
Definition of quiver
Verb
  • Stuttering lines, on the left, jerking up and down, denote the rattle of guns; on the right, the lines are all but flat, as silence descends.
    — Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Logan Howlett, got a tear-jerking send-off in James Mangold’s Logan.
    — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 27 July 2026
Definition of jerk
Verb
  • As a kid, Cook was a delivery boy tossing newspapers onto front lawns in his small hometown of Robertsdale, Alabama.
    — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Kirby Yates, acquired Monday from the Angels, tossed a scoreless ninth for Pittsburgh.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of toss
Noun
  • Be a good child, do what they’re told, be the best child, a tremble in their hands, say nothing, tensed for the knock on the door.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 June 2026
  • Ultimately, the recent market trembles reveal less about the immediate dangers of AI and more about the precarious psychology of modern trading.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 24 Feb. 2026
Definition of tremble
Verb
  • On Thursday, Clancy loudly sobbed, shuddered and covered her face with her hands as a medical examiner testified about Callan’s autopsy.
    — Andi Babineau, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Speaking to the media before England’s 3-2 victory over Mexico in the World Cup last 16, England manager Thomas Tuchel gave an update on Declan Rice that would make Arsenal fans shudder.
    — Nnamdi Onyeagwara, New York Times, 13 July 2026
Definition of shudder
Verb
  • The muscles in Lola Petticrew’s face twitch ever so slightly, indicating Catherine’s excitement that the police are now in possession of this picture.
    — Erin Qualey, Vulture, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Green said his symptoms began when his feet started twitching in his sleep.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 30 July 2026
Definition of twitch

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