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- DictionaryJig·gle/ˈjiɡ(ə)l/
verb
- 1. move about lightly and quickly from side to side or up and down: "his head jiggles up and down as he speaks"
noun
- 1. a quick light shake: "give that rack a jiggle"
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Meaning of jiggle in English. jiggle. verb [ I or T ] us / ˈdʒɪɡ. ə l / uk / ˈdʒɪɡ. ə l / Add to word list. to move from side to side or up and down with quick short movements, or to make something do this: If the door won't open, try jiggling the key in the lock. Synonym. joggle. Compare. waggle verb. wiggle verb informal.
To jiggle is to move very quickly back and forth or up and down. If you ride in a car over bumpy roads holding a bowl of Jello on your lap, you can watch it jiggle until you reach your destination. You might feel your body jiggle when you ride on a galloping horse, and you can also jiggle something, like when you accidentally jiggle a chess ...
to move or make something move up and down or from side to side with short quick movements (+ adv./prep.) Stop jiggling around! She jiggled with the lock. jiggle something (+ adv./prep.) He stood jiggling his car keys in his hand.
JIGGLE meaning: to make quick, short movements from side to side or to make something else move like this. Learn more.
Definitions of 'jiggle' 1. If you jiggle something, you move it quickly up and down or from side to side. [informal] [...] 2. To jiggle around means to move quickly up and down or from side to side. [informal] [...] More. Pronunciations of 'jiggle' American English: dʒɪgəl British English: dʒɪgəl. More. Conjugations of 'jiggle'
Definition Source. Verb. Noun. Filter. verb. jiggled, jiggles, jiggling. To move in a succession of quick, slight jerks; rock lightly. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To cause to jiggle. American Heritage. To shake something gently; to rattle or wiggle. Jiggle the handle and see if the water stops. Wiktionary.
to move up and down or back and forth with short, quick jerks: [~ + object] You have to jiggle the handle to get the machine started. [no object] His fat stomach jiggled as he walked. n. a jiggling movement. jig•gly, adj., -gli•er, -gli•est.
