jiggled; jiggling
ˈji-g(ə-)liŋ 
: to cause to move with quick little jerks or oscillating motions
: to move from or as if from being jiggled
jiggle
noun
Examples of jiggle in a Sentence
Try to avoid jiggling the camera.
His belly jiggled like a bowlful of jelly.
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Bug poems often play with scale, flipping human and insect concerns to jiggle perspective, loosen the grip of humanity’s hold as all, only, ever.
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Hannah Brooks-Motl
june 2, Literary Hub, 2 June 2025
The sturdy, shift-free frame won’t jiggle during play.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 28 Apr. 2025
Using your fingertips, press indentations in dough, pressing through to bottom of pan and jiggling your fingers gently to set indentations.
—Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Apr. 2025
The party scenes are tawdry, with flappers frenetically jiggling, their underwear peeking out and soused guests making spectacles of themselves.
—Danielle Teller, People.com, 10 Apr. 2025
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Hannah Brooks-Motl
june 2, Literary Hub, 2 June 2025
The sturdy, shift-free frame won’t jiggle during play.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 28 Apr. 2025
Using your fingertips, press indentations in dough, pressing through to bottom of pan and jiggling your fingers gently to set indentations.
—Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Apr. 2025
The party scenes are tawdry, with flappers frenetically jiggling, their underwear peeking out and soused guests making spectacles of themselves.
—Danielle Teller, People.com, 10 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for jiggle
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“Jiggle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jiggle. Accessed 22 Jun. 2025.
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