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CIDE DICTIONARY
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THESAURUS

jiggle

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Verb (usu participle)

HYPHEN

jig=gle

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun jiggle has 1 sense

jiggle(n = noun.act) joggle - a slight irregular shaking motion; Array

is a kind of shaking

Derived form verb jiggle₁

Verb jiggle has 1 sense

jiggle(v = verb.motion) joggle, wiggle - move to and fro; "Don't jiggle your finger while the nurse is putting on the bandage!"

is one way to agitate, shake

Derived form noun jiggle₁

Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something

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CIDE DICTIONARY

jiggle, v. i. [Freq. of jig.].

To wriggle or frisk about; to move awkwardly; to shake up and down. [1913 Webster]

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

jiggle, v. about etc.) 1 tr. shake lightly; rock jerkily.
2 intr. fidget.

Derivative

jiggly adj.

Etymology

JIG or JOGGLE(1)

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THESAURUS

jiggle

agitate, bob, bobble, bounce, bump, didder, dither, falter, fidget, flick, flip, flirt, flounce, grimace, have the fidgets, hitch, itch, jar, jerk, jig, jigger, jigget, jog, joggle, jolt, jostle, pluck, quake, quaver, quiver, rictus, shake, shiver, shock, shudder, snake, snatch, start, sudden pull, tic, tremble, tremor, tweak, twitch, twitter, vellicate, wiggle, wobble, wrench, wriggle, yank, yerk

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