JIGGLE Synonyms: 73 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb

ˈji-gəl

Definition of jiggle

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

Verb

Young Michael has little confidence and goes through the motions of performance, not so much dancing as jiggling in place. — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 21 Apr. 2026 The board began to shake and flash purple; my whole body jiggled. — Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026

Noun

The center of the pie will rise, and there should be a slight jiggle to the filling. — Kathryn Gregory, Louisville Courier Journal, 10 Nov. 2025 Even the aerial shots have the jiggle and quiver of a helicopter, not a drone. — Katie Walsh, Boston Herald, 25 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for jiggle

Recent Examples of Synonyms for jiggle

Verb

In Panama City, about 125 miles from the earthquake’s epicentral area, residents rushed from high-rise buildings when the ground began shaking Friday.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2026
When war breaks out, he is shaken from his sleep and runs for an air-raid shelter.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of shake

Verb

Following this concern, 55% of parents said their top concern was their child’s ability to complete multistep tasks such as homework while 45% of parents cited fidgeting.

— Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Aug. 2026
The current boom is driven by Gen Z’s openness about mental health, social-commerce virality on TikTok and Etsy, and a broader nervous-system regulation movement that treats fidgeting as a legitimate coping tool rather than a bad habit.

— Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of fidget

Noun

Now, 10 years later, footage and photos from the day Scott died still bring a quiver to his lip and tear to his cheek.

— Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 17 Sep. 2026
Richards, who has always sung his blues songs with a vocal quiver that owes a debt to Reed, plays the guitar with a little more force than Reed did and affects something of a Mississippi-via-Dartford drawl on the vocals.

— Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of quiver

Verb

That woman was truly unbothered, a term tossed around online, but the literal act of not being bothered is impossible for most people beyond the quirkiest, like my onetime neighbor, or maybe Fran Lebowitz.

— Marisa Meltzer, Vanity Fair, 12 Oct. 2026
After a promising start to the potential game-tying drive in the extra frame, Tagovailoa would toss an interception to Baltimore All-Pro safety Kyle Hamilton to seal Atlanta's fate.

— Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of toss

Noun

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
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

Definition of tremble

Verb

Conservatives shuddered to think how close the country had come to permanent entangling alliances.

— Beverly Gage, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026
McDonald’s shares fell nearly 5% Wednesday, their largest percentage drop since April 2025, as investors shuddered at the eye-popping price of improving McDonald’s 46,000 global stores.

— Dee-Ann Durbin, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026

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