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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as in jerking
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 fidgeting
to make jerky or restless movements
the applicant's knees constantly jiggled, betraying her nervousness
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Recent Examples of jiggling
Matt Von Hippel, Quanta Magazine, 27 Aug. 2025
Jessica Wang, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Sep. 2025
Some office workers recommend purchasing a mouse-jiggling device that keeps the cursor moving so you’re not dinged for idle time.
—Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2025
Paul Sutter, Space.com, 18 Jan. 2026
Some employees are guilty of coffee badging, or even jiggling their mouses to look active while working remotely.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 25 Nov. 2025
Video shows the trio standing ominously in the front yard before taking turns ringing the bell, knocking on the door and, at one point, jiggling its handle.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 27 Oct. 2025
Noun
The merging and jiggling sends ripples called gravitational waves cascading outward through the fabric of the universe and to detectors here on Earth.
—Matt Von Hippel, Quanta Magazine, 27 Aug. 2025
Adjective
Every part of me that can jiggle is now jiggling.
—Jessica Wang, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Sep. 2025
Some office workers recommend purchasing a mouse-jiggling device that keeps the cursor moving so you’re not dinged for idle time.
—Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2025
Verb
Then, using lasers, the researchers chilled the atoms to near absolute zero to stop them from jiggling.
—Paul Sutter, Space.com, 18 Jan. 2026
Some employees are guilty of coffee badging, or even jiggling their mouses to look active while working remotely.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 25 Nov. 2025
Video shows the trio standing ominously in the front yard before taking turns ringing the bell, knocking on the door and, at one point, jiggling its handle.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 27 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jiggling
Noun
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Earthquakes' sudden, rapid shaking can cause fires, tsunamis, landslides or avalanches.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
21 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Raw celtuce, a lettuce cultivar bred for its sweet stem rather than for its leaves, is cut into neat rectangles of a luminous parakeet green, interleaved with strips of jiggly kombu jelly, and plated atop a vermillion pool of Yongchun red vinegar.—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
1 Feb. 2026
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The jiggly, quaking contraption is eye-catching—a natural social media star.—
Julia Sullivan,
Outside,
23 Dec. 2025
Verb
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The room sighs in relief a second later when Buckley reanimates, jerking and flailing like a soul possessed, grinning maniacally — all on purpose, inspired by the earlier veil snafu.—
Sydney Bucksbaum,
Entertainment Weekly,
3 Feb. 2026
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Some signs that the carburetor is clogged on a snow blower are starting then dying a few seconds afterward, jerking, sputtering noises, and black smoke emitting from the exhaust.—
David Beaulieu,
The Spruce,
1 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Minimal but purposeful movement, avoiding fidgeting or excessive gestures, shows intention.—
Cheryl Robinson,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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Cole, wearing a khaki jumpsuit, spent much of the hearing sitting quietly and attentively as the parties argued, occasionally adjusting his glasses or fidgeting slightly in his chair.—
Gary Grumbach,
NBC news,
30 Dec. 2025
Noun
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The disease, which gets worse over time, starts with muscle twitching, slurred speech, or weakness in an arm or leg.—
Jason Pham,
StyleCaster,
20 Feb. 2026
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After 10 weeks without food, Muraisi is experiencing involuntary muscular twitching and severe chest pains, according to Prisoners for Palestine, with her doctors warning of possible cardiovascular collapse.—
Kara Fox,
CNN Money,
14 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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And third, after years of gerrymandering and Republican consolidation of power, the Democratic turnout machine is exceedingly rickety.—
Tad Friend,
New Yorker,
23 Feb. 2026
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They will now be soldered together to form a financially rickety public hospital system.—
Kevin Rennie,
Hartford Courant,
7 Feb. 2026
Verb
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That all came to a shuddering halt after Khashoggi’s death.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
17 Feb. 2026
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Sat shuddering in my seat as the lights drew down.—
Sally Jenkins,
The Atlantic,
15 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The atmosphere at Guard and Grace Guard and his team scanned cities nationwide for the right spot to open the next Guard and Grace, eventually tossing aside Atlanta, Dallas, Chicago, Nashville and Miami in favor of Charlotte.—
Heidi Finley,
Charlotte Observer,
20 Feb. 2026
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To add more nuts to your diet, try tossing them in fruit bowls, salads, oatmeal, and more.—
Carrie Madormo,
Health,
19 Feb. 2026
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“Jiggling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jiggling. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.
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