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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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as in to fidget
to make jerky or restless movements
the applicant's knees constantly jiggled, betraying her nervousness
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Recent Examples of jiggle
Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 6 Apr. 2026
Portale also points out that the mattress doesn’t squeak or jiggle when her cat jumps on the bed in the middle of the night.
—Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 19 Mar. 2026
Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 26 Sep. 2025
Even the aerial shots have the jiggle and quiver of a helicopter, not a drone.
—Katie Walsh, Boston Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
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Verb
In our everyday world, particles are always jiggling and rotating due to their thermal energy.
—Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 6 Apr. 2026
Portale also points out that the mattress doesn’t squeak or jiggle when her cat jumps on the bed in the middle of the night.
—Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 19 Mar. 2026
Noun
Even the aerial shots have the jiggle and quiver of a helicopter, not a drone.
—Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 26 Sep. 2025
Even the aerial shots have the jiggle and quiver of a helicopter, not a drone.
—Katie Walsh, Boston Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jiggle
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Canada’s first-ever World Cup win was overshadowed yesterday when midfielder Ismaël Koné suffered a broken leg after a tackle that left teammates shaken and coach Jesse Marsch lamenting an injury that turned a night of celebration into one of anguish.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
20 June 2026
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In a major rupture, strong shaking could cause severe damage near the fault and in areas built on soft or water-saturated soils, which can amplify shaking.—
Janet Loehrke,
USA Today,
19 June 2026
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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
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Rafa starts to fidget around noon before mama is supposed to meet us for her lunch break.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
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Not like my boyfriend’s family’s doorbell, with its complicated, seven-tone church melody that gives you spiritual chills and causes you to quiver excitedly.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 June 2026
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Up high, fresh laundry quivers in the breeze like bunting, pegged precariously to twine stretched taut between windows.—
Esme Nicholson,
NPR,
3 June 2026
Verb
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Don’t twist or jerk the tick, which can cause the mouth to break off in your skin.—
Reeti Malhotra,
Sacbee.com,
20 June 2026
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Once the squid gather near the surface, lines fitted with bait are lowered into the water and rapidly jerked up and down to imitate small prey such as shrimp, triggering strikes before the catch is reeled aboard.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
20 June 2026
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In both cases, tornadoes about 200 yards wide traveled roughly 2 miles, toppling trees, tossing lawn furniture and knocking down power lines.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
21 June 2026
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Martín Pérez was on the mound for the home team, a soft-tossing veteran lefty who was pumping in 89-mph sinkers.—
Chad Bishop,
AJC.com,
20 June 2026
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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
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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
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A lot of people are upset by the notion of bringing cage fights to the White House, shuddering at the bad taste of it all.—
Clarence Page,
Chicago Tribune,
22 June 2026
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Design practices Not knowing ahead of time what lunar explorers may face is an unsure, shuddering proposition.—
Leonard David,
Space.com,
20 June 2026
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There is something cultish about that idea — the player who tends not to start but has the knack to appear later on with antennae twitching, ready to seize the day and alter the course of a match.—
Amy Lawrence,
New York Times,
21 June 2026
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Leon Stetson was allegedly twitching, so officers moved him away from Carrie Stetson and started to render medical aid.—
Kellie Love,
Hartford Courant,
12 June 2026
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“Jiggle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jiggle. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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