jiggling 1 of 3

as in shaking
a series of slight movements by a body back and forth or from side to side the nerve-rattling jiggling we got when we drove over the railroad tracks

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jiggling

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verb

present participle of jiggle

jiggling

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adjective

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for jiggling
Verb
  • Symptoms like a fast heart rate, or shortness of breath, shaking and chills, confusion or lethargy.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
  • His home office was full of pictures of him shaking hands with famous visitors, like the Canadian Prime Minister and the Queen of Jordan.
    Rachel Aviv, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • Griff's was a cozy space inside with a small, rickety wooden patio in the front and a larger one in the back.
    Brianna Griff, Chron, 13 Jan. 2023
  • Instead of rickety outdoor patios with plastic partitions, diners mostly ate in dining rooms.
    Nick Kindelsperger, Chicago Tribune, 28 Dec. 2022
Noun
  • Infrared light and ‘dust-phobic vibration’ The Elevated Velocity has modes for interior comfort and different kinds of travel, from hands-free relaxation to desert racing.
    Mark Phelan, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2025
  • These devices fit comfortably over your knee cap and use vibration, heat, cooling, or some combination of these to reduce pain, stiffness, and inflammation in your joints.
    Sara Coughlin, SELF, 18 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • After three consecutive drives ended in a punt following Rodgers’ interception, the 41-year-old led the Jets down the field, tossing his first touchdown pass since Week 16 and the 500th of his career.
    C. Isaiah Smalls II, Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Before tossing them in the trash, check in with your local homeless shelter, food pantry, or other non-profit as these organizations often have need for travel-sized toiletries.
    Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 3 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Not literal strings, of course—but tiny loops or snippets of vibrating energy.
    Tom Siegfried, JSTOR Daily, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Because everything is moving, everything vibrating in one great dance that is the act of becoming.
    Jennifer Harlan, New York Times, 13 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • The secondary villain is a doddering, power-hungry elderly man with an unruly mop of hair and a flock of advisors who constantly shower him with unearned praise.
    Ross Raihala, Twin Cities, 9 July 2025
  • Does the diagnosis explain Biden’s occasionally doddering affect?
    Adam B. Kushner, New York Times, 21 May 2025
Adjective
  • Something about the magic and the joy of this unique, precarious town builds resilience.
    Chloe Demrovsky, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
  • California cannot continue to run up budget deficits as the reduction of federal aid compounds the state’s already precarious finances.
    Dan Walters, Mercury News, 22 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • The public and police are encouraged to check on the elderly and infirm.
    Cory Franklin, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2025
  • No longer the beloved Renaissance prince of his youth, Henry was, by his mid-40s, an increasingly infirm and mercurial monarch who had few qualms about sending his closest companions—among them the aforementioned Thomas More—to the executioner’s block.
    Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Mar. 2025
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“Jiggling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jiggling. Accessed 29 Aug. 2025.

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