jiggle

play

verb jig·gle \ ˈji-gəl \

Definition of jiggle

jiggled; jiggling play \ˈji-g(ə-)liŋ\

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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jiggle

noun

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jiggly

play \ˈji-g(ə-)lē\ adjective

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Examples of jiggle in a Sentence

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

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Investors are betting that people will pay for the chance to sweat and jiggle in a small glass box on the street.

— emily rauhala, Washington Post, "Forget car-sharing. In China, you can rent umbrellas, basketballs, washers — for a fee.," 18 Aug. 2017
Shocking censors with close-ups of flaccid penises and jiggling breasts, the film became ground zero in the anti-porn battles.

— jennifer le zotte, Smithsonian, "How Artists and the LGBTQ Community Made Wearing Trash Cool," 17 Aug. 2017
Eddington’s report made Einstein one of the first celebrities of the new 20th century and ushered in a new dynamic universe, a world in which space and time could jiggle, grow, warp, shrink, rip, collapse into black holes and even disappear.

— dennis overbye, New York Times, "The Eclipse That Revealed the Universe," 31 July 2017
The resident believed someone was jiggling the handle of the front door.

— andy attina / cleveland.com, cleveland.com, "Raccoon may have been cause of suspected break-in: Gates Mills Police Blotter," 19 July 2017
Still, there can be a bit of suspension chatter and interior jiggling on our southeast Wisconsin rough cement roads.

— mark savage, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Savage: At $21,000, Fiat 500 Abarth is a tiny, bargain-priced joy," 11 July 2017
There’s no lever-jiggling or button-pushing on The Pacific, the first task chair from British designers Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby.

— wired staff, WIRED, "June’s Greatest Gear, From Apple’s New iPad to Coding Robots," 30 June 2017
The video shows multiple individuals darting in and out of a minivan and jiggling door handles, as the minivan proceeds down the darkened street.

— pioneer press, chicagotribune.com, "Lock it up: Harwood Heights police urge residents to safeguard against vehicle break-ins," 26 June 2017
Their uniform is the blue mechanic’s overall, their keys jiggling from their belts as status symbols.

— The Root, "#TheRootTrip: Don’t Expect to Be Welcome at This Old-School Pool Hall Without a Little Home Training," 16 June 2017

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Origin and Etymology of jiggle

frequentative of ²jig

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First Known Use: 1836

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jiggle Synonyms

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

JIGGLE Defined for English Language Learners

jiggle

play

verb

Definition of jiggle for English Language Learners

: to move or cause (something) to move with quick, short movements up and down or side to side

JIGGLE Defined for Kids

jiggle

play

verb jig·gle \ ˈji-gəl \

Definition of jiggle for Students

jiggled; jiggling

:to move or cause to move with quick little jerks

Try not to jiggle the camera.

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