jiggle

verb jig·gle \ ˈji-gəl \

Updated on: 22 Apr 2018

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.

Recent Examples of jiggle from the Web

Using tongs, shake the small dishes gently to check if the whites are set; the yolks will jiggle slightly.

— sheryl julian, BostonGlobe.com, "Recipe: Tuck a little cherry-tomato surprise into the bottom of baked eggs," 26 Mar. 2018
Raf Simons Was a Feast Models walked on an elevated runway covered in wine bottles, cheese, grapes, chocolate, Belgian waffles, and even Jello-O, which jiggled to the beat of the show’s European rave soundtrack.

— emilia petrarca, The Cut, "The Biggest Trend at Fashion Week Was Food," 15 Feb. 2018
But here's the crazy thing: My stomach wasn't even really jiggling.

— natalie wall, Redbook, "Gaining 40 Pounds Made My Sex Life Better Than Ever," 22 Mar. 2017
Bake flan until just set in the center but still a little wobbly when gently jiggled and barely pale golden on top, 50–55 minutes.

— Bon Appetit, "Coconut Flan," 19 Mar. 2018
If there's no hit on the drop, the tactic is to shake or jiggle the lure, basically just lightly twitching the rod tip, which causes the lure to wiggle and squirm but may move it only a few inches at a time.

— joe songer, AL.com, "Over 85 amazing wildlife photos captured on trail/game cameras by our readers," 8 Feb. 2018
If your toilet won’t shut off, try jiggling the handle.

— Popular Mechanics, "33 Things We've Learned Over the Years," 5 Jan. 2018
In the early days of the internet, jiggling, brightly coloured animations were common.

— The Economist, "Google embraces ad-blocking via Chrome," 15 Feb. 2018
On Saturdays expect more labor-intensive dishes like oxtails, their flesh, fat, and collagen almost jiggling off the bone, and bacalao, mildly salty reconstituted dried codfish with potatoes and olives in tomato sauce.

— mike sula, Chicago Reader, "Morena’s Kitchen is Dominican food for the soul," 13 Feb. 2018

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