jiggle

verb

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jig·gle | \ ˈji-gəl

jiggled; jiggling\ ˈji-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

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Synonyms for jiggle

Synonyms

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

Examples of jiggle in a Sentence

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

Recent Examples on the Web Fowler-Finn is also studying a bizarre behavior in which some postcoital males from one species will nibble on their mate’s second leg and … jiggle it. — Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 3 Aug. 2021 Because a person standing before them has to jiggle it, the animals start to recognize that mealtime and a looming human-shaped outline go together. — New York Times, 9 July 2021 As the temperature of a superconductor rises, however, particles jiggle around randomly, breaking up the electrons’ delicate dance. — Quanta Magazine, 14 Oct. 2020 Realizing what was happening, John tried to jiggle the door open and escape into the house. — Connor Letourneau, SFChronicle.com, 12 Oct. 2020 Youthful eyes jiggle regularly to take in new or unfamiliar stimuli. — Doug Johnson, National Geographic, 22 Sep. 2020 Return pan to oven and bake until the chocolate has puffed up a bit and does not jiggle, and the crumbly top is light golden brown, about 15 to 20 minutes. — Rick Nelson, Star Tribune, 19 Aug. 2020 The girl on the jiggling washing machine turns a page in her magazine and reaches into her purse for a cigarette. — Katherine Dunn, The New Yorker, 4 May 2020 Bake until edges are set, about 50 to 55 minutes; the center will jiggle just slightly. — Kim Sunée, Anchorage Daily News, 16 Apr. 2020

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