jiggle
pronunciation
How to pronounce jiggle in British English:
UK [ˈdʒɪgl]
How to pronounce jiggle in American English:
US [ˈdʒɪɡəl]
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- Noun:
- a slight irregular shaking motion
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- Verb:
- move to and fro
Word Origin
- jiggle (v.)
- 1836, from jig (q.v.) + -le, frequentative suffix. Related: Jiggled; jiggling. As a noun, from 1840.
Example
- 1. I only wanted a little jiggle .
- 2. Here to jiggle for you , to be cut with a spoon , and to silently weep .
- 3. If we jiggle the cork , a new phenomenon is involved .
- 4. That structure is flexible rather than rigid , so the molecules jiggle like jell-o as they move about .
- 5. If the radio doesn 't work , just give it a quick jiggle .