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as in shakes
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 tosses
to make jerky or restless movements
the applicant's knees constantly jiggled, betraying her nervousness
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Recent Examples of jiggles
Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 22 Sep. 2025
Verb
Bake in preheated oven until biscuits are deeply golden brown and middle is no longer liquid-like but still jiggles slightly, 50 minutes to 1 hour.
—Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 22 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jiggles
Verb
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Texas starter Citlaly Gutierrez shakes it off and doesn't allow another hit, but the Cougars draw first blood.—
Thomas Jones,
Austin American Statesman,
27 Feb. 2026
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The shop also offers coffee drinks, milk shakes, banana pudding and ice cream cookie sandwiches.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Feb. 2026
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Even if Mamdani believes that a single week of outreach before a sweep is adequate warning, any outreach effort that ultimately tosses away our clients’ possessions and treats our clients without dignity will never foster any trust amongst our clients.—
Deborah Berkman,
New York Daily News,
24 Feb. 2026
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But don’t let any of that hinder you from seeing director/co-screenwriter Ryan Prows’ nutso horror movie, which also tosses some decidedly less effective social commentary onto the barbie.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
14 Jan. 2026
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Ross’s video does not show if the SUV made contact with him, as the camera angle jerks up to the sky.—
Danya Gainor,
CNN Money,
12 Jan. 2026
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The video suddenly jerks away as the vehicle starts to move and shots can be heard.—
Nicole Sganga,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
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The man fidgets, shifts around in his seat and fixates on Zarutska before pulling out a small knife and striking her multiple times around her neck.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Sep. 2025
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Infected animals often have tremors, convulsions, seizures and muscle weakness, Johnson said.—
Susanne Rust
Follow,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Feb. 2026
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Symptoms of avian flu in birds include neurological signs like swimming or walking in circles, unnatural head tilts, tremors, seizures and difficulty flying.—
Alexandra Simon,
CBS News,
24 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The mind shudders at the thought.—
Assistant Sports Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Jan. 2026
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So one shudders to think what might happen when the Dolphins now face a murderer’s row of elite running backs and mobile quarterbacks.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Persistent muscle twitches Everyone’s muscles twitch from time to time, usually at various locations.—
Angela Haupt,
Time,
15 Jan. 2026
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Some devices, for example, track eye movements or other small muscle twitches to let users select words from a screen.—
Emma R. Hasson,
Scientific American,
14 Aug. 2025
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Algebra in between scenes… sends shivers down my spine!—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
14 Feb. 2026
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Their accounts gave me shivers of recognition—their experiences echoed my father’s stories.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Jiggles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jiggles. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.
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