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Jiggle refers to a quick and irregular movement, while jingle is a sound made by small objects moving against each other. For example, if someone says, “I heard the bells jiggling,” it would be incorrect because bells do not jiggle, they jingle.
verb. /ˈdʒɪɡl/. [intransitive, transitive] (informal) Verb Forms. 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.
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Jingle. A jingle is a short song or tune used in advertising and for other commercial uses. Jingles are a form of sound branding. A jingle contains one or more hooks and meanings that explicitly promote the product or service being advertised, usually through the use of one or more advertising slogans.
Where does the verb jiggle come from? Earliest known use. 1830s. The earliest known use of the verb jiggle is in the 1830s. OED's earliest evidence for jiggle is from 1836, in the writing of George Head, commissariat officer. jiggle is formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: jig v., ‑le suffix 3. See etymology.
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' present simple: I jiggle, you jiggle [...]
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. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Making short, sudden movements.
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