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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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Rx bars were fanned out on a silver platter, Lean Body shakes dotted the table, cups of Chobani were arranged in a pyramid.—
Sam Stone,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
9 Apr. 2026
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Use protein powders in smoothies or shakes to help fill nutrient gaps.—
Amy Brownstein,
Verywell Health,
9 Apr. 2026
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Another day, as Mom loads the children into the car, Jeremy tosses a basketball against the house, again and again, his passive aggression registering through the ball’s unyielding thuds and his own frozen gaze.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
12 Apr. 2026
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Jobe Reed tosses 5 innings, scattering 4 hits with no runs, 7 strikeouts and 3 walks.—
Darren Lauber,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 Apr. 2026
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In a viral video of the aftermath, the robot jerks back and forth to shake the glass off, showering yet more dangerous shards onto the sidewalk.—
Frank Landymore,
Futurism,
26 Mar. 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 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
Noun
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By the end of 2025, even states that had never depended on buying goods from abroad were feeling tariff tremors in their own way.—
Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
14 Apr. 2026
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Symptoms can include problems with movement, tremors, stiffness and impaired balance and later difficulty walking, talking or completing simple tasks.—
Point Loma-Ob Monthly,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Apr. 2026
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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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Miller wrote the play long before the rise of artificial intelligence sent shivers through the American workforce.—
Chris Jones,
New York Daily News,
10 Apr. 2026
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And some shivers, because that title isn’t a misdirect.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Jiggles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jiggles. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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