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jig⋅gle

  [jig-uhl] verb, -gled, -gling, noun
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–verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
1. to move up and down or to and fro with short, quick jerks.
–noun
2. a jiggling movement.
Origin:
1835–40; jig 2 + -le

Related forms:
jiggler, noun
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jig·gle   (jĭg'əl)   
v.   jig·gled, jig·gling, jig·gles

v.   intr.
To move or rock lightly up and down or to and fro in an unsteady, jerky manner: The gelatin jiggled on the plate.
v.   tr.
To cause to jiggle.
n.  A jiggling motion.

[Frequentative of jig1.]
jig'gly adj.
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Word Origin & History

jiggle 
1836, from jig (q.v.) + -le, frequentative suffix.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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