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

The board began to shake and flash purple; my whole body jiggled. — Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026 In our everyday world, particles are always jiggling and rotating due to their thermal energy. — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 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

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Verb

In the coastal village of Quinhagak, the storm shook houses and damaged some buildings and infrastructure.

— Samantha Watson, NPR, 19 Sep. 2026
Some Providence parents shook their heads as the clock wound down; others shouted expletives toward school administrators and Nazareth players.

— Lila Hempel-Edgers, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 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

And like any great sitcom, Friends runs the gamut from numbing brain-rot to tear-jerking sentimentality.

— Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 9 Sep. 2026
Even after a bailiff woke him up, Martin slumped over in his wheelchair, inside a courtroom bullpen, occasionally jerking and opening his eyes.

— Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of jerk

Verb

The arrival of a cadre of veteran playmakers tossed into the mix in Cincinnati was here and, consequently, the reason the Bengals won.

— Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Legal issues in speech and removal from game Central to the dispute is whether the Sky had sufficient grounds to toss Kanter.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 14 Sep. 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

The walls of my office violently shuddered and smoke filled the hallway — but no evacuation alarm ever sounded.

— Marc A. Thiessen, Washington Post, 10 Sep. 2026
The system shudders a bit and then gets back to normal, like a person stubbing a toe or twisting an ankle faces discomfort and difficulty walking for a while.

— Erik Sherman, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of shudder

Verb

This is not easy for Robin (Griffin), who, judging by his nervously twitching legs and tendency to info-dump on interlocutors, finds ordinary interactions very stressful.

— Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2026
When Karen goes to visit Hanneke in the hospital, Hanneke’s hand starts to twitch.

— Kelly Allen, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of twitch

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