jiggle

English

Etymology

From jig +‎ -le (frequentative suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒɪɡəl/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -ɪɡəl

Noun

jiggle (plural jiggles)

1. A relatively weak shaking movement.
   • Give the key a jiggle and see if it opens.

Verb

jiggle (third-person singular simple present jiggles, present participle jiggling, simple past and past participle jiggled)

1. (transitive) To shake something gently; to rattle or wiggle.
   • Jiggle the handle and see if the water stops.
2. (intransitive) To shake, rattle, or wiggle.
   • The jelly jiggled in the bowl for a few moments after it was set down.

Derived terms

• jiggle key
• jiggle physics
• jiggler
• jigglesome
• jiggle television
• jigglingly
• jiggly
• rejiggle

Translations

To shake something gently

Finnish: heiluttaa (fi), hytkyttää (fi) French: remuer légèrement Georgian: რწევა (rc̣eva), რხევა (rxeva), ქანაობა (kanaoba) Japanese: 揺さ振る (yusaburu) Russian: трясти́ (ru) (trjastí)

To shake, rattle, or wiggle

Bulgarian: треса се (tresa se), полюлявам се (poljuljavam se) Finnish: heilua (fi), hytkyä (fi), hölskyä (fi), hyllyä (fi) French: ballotter (fr) Georgian: ნჯღრევა (nǯɣreva), ჯანჯღარი (ǯanǯɣari) Ingrian: hytissä Maori: hīkaikai (of restless feet) Portuguese: agitar (pt) Russian: трясти́сь (ru) (trjastísʹ)

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Mandarin: (please verify) (使)轻摇 ((shi) qing yao)