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- Dictionaryjiggle/ˈdʒɪɡl/
verb
- 1. move about quickly from side to side or up and down: "the car jiggled on its springs" Similar
noun
- 1. a quick light shake: "give that rack a jiggle"
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jiggle. noun [ C ] uk / ˈdʒɪɡ. ə l / us / ˈdʒɪɡ. ə l / a quick short movement from side to side or up and down: If the radio doesn't work, just give it a quick jiggle.
a quick short movement from side to side or up and down: If the radio doesn't work, just give it a quick jiggle.
The meaning of JIGGLE is to cause to move with quick little jerks or oscillating motions. How to use jiggle in a sentence.
Jiggle definition: to move up and down or to and fro with short, quick jerks.. See examples of JIGGLE used in a sentence.
jiggle definition: to make quick, short movements from side to side or to make something else move like this. Learn more.
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. Ken was jiggling the settings on his camera. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Word Origin. Join us.
Definition of 'jiggle' jiggle. (dʒɪgəl ) Word forms: jiggles , jiggling , jiggled. 1. verb. If you jiggle something, you move it quickly up and down or from side to side. [informal] He jiggled the doorknob noisily. [VERB noun] Synonyms: shake, jerk, agitate, joggle More Synonyms of jiggle. 2. verb.
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 [...]
jiggle. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English jig‧gle /ˈdʒɪɡəl/ verb [intransitive, transitive] to make something move from side to side or up and down with short quick movements, or to move like this She jiggled the handle of the pram to make the baby stop crying.
v. jig·gled, jig·gling, jig·gles. v.intr. To move or rock lightly up and down or to and fro in an unsteady, jerky manner: The gelatin jiggled on the plate. v.tr. To cause to jiggle. n. A jiggling motion. [ Frequentative of jig.] jig′gly adj.
