Definition of 'jiggle'
Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense jiggles
, present participle jiggling
, past tense, past participle jiggled
1. verb
If you jiggle something, you move it quickly up and down or from side to side.
[informal]
2. verb
To jiggle around means to move quickly up and down or from side to side.
[informal]
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Word Frequency
jiggle in British English
verb
noun
2.
a short jerky motion
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Derived forms
jiggly (ˈjiggly) adjective
Word origin
C19: frequentative of jig; compare joggleWord Frequency
jiggle in American English
verb transitive, verb intransitiveWord forms: ˈjiggled or ˈjiggling
1.
noun
2.
a jiggling movement
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Word origin
dim. or freq. of , v. jig1 verb intransitiveWord Frequency
jiggle in American English
(ˈdʒɪɡəl) (verb -gled, -gling)
transitive verb or intransitive verb
1.
to move up and down or to and fro with short, quick jerks
noun
2.
a jiggling movement
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Derived forms
jiggler noun
Word origin
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