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jiggle

[ jig-uhl ]

verb (used with or without object)

, jig·gled, jig·gling.
  1. to move up and down or to and fro with short, quick jerks.


noun

  1. a jiggling movement.

jiggle

/ ˈdʒɪɡəl /

verb

  1. to move or cause to move up and down or to and fro with a short jerky motion

    to jiggle the door handle



noun

  1. a short jerky motion

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Derived Forms

  • ˈjiggly, adjective

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Other Words From

  • jiggler noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of jiggle1

First recorded in 1835–40; jig 2 + -le

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Word History and Origins

Origin of jiggle1

C19: frequentative of jig ; compare joggle

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Example Sentences

After all, the show was never popular with critics who dismissed it as “Jiggle TV.”

She knew people saw her as an actress who had never transcended "Jiggle TV" and she had made her peace with it.

I saw young women jiggle and jerk all over until their hair was all thrown down, and their clothing disarranged.

But their ears are cold, and they jiggle on one leg against a frosty toe.

And if you rode on Prince, which is the other horse, he might jiggle you off into a snow bank.

Nothing wrong with jazz—where the lights go out in the dance hall and the dancers jiggle and toddle and wiggle in a frenzy?

Wall, may I be jiggle-toggled, shipmates, but sech a screechin' an' yellin' you never heered w'en we got aboard.

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