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as in to shake
to make a series of small irregular or violent movements
the gelatin salad continued to jiggle after she set it on the table
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as in to fidget
to make jerky or restless movements
the applicant's knees constantly jiggled, betraying her nervousness
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Recent Examples of jiggle
Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 28 Jan. 2025
Fidget in your chair (any movement, like jiggling your leg or tapping your foot).
—Heather Jones, Verywell Health, 4 Jan. 2025
Then remove the foil and continue baking until the casserole is puffed and lightly brown and the center is set and doesn't jiggle.
—Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 20 Dec. 2024
To get started, just press and hold a blank space on your home screen until the apps start to jiggle.
—Brian Barrett, WIRED, 10 Oct. 2020
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Verb
During the Inaugural Address, when Trump announced the renaming of the Gulf of Mexico, Hillary Clinton, seated in the audience behind him, laughed in a conspicuous way, her shoulders jiggling.
—Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 28 Jan. 2025
Fidget in your chair (any movement, like jiggling your leg or tapping your foot).
—Heather Jones, Verywell Health, 4 Jan. 2025
Then remove the foil and continue baking until the casserole is puffed and lightly brown and the center is set and doesn't jiggle.
—Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 20 Dec. 2024
To get started, just press and hold a blank space on your home screen until the apps start to jiggle.
—Brian Barrett, WIRED, 10 Oct. 2020
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jiggle
Verb
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The back-and-forth over tariffs shook confidence in U.S. leadership, exposed fractures within Trump’s team and rattled companies that rely on global sources for products and international customers for sales.—
Time,
Time,
10 Apr. 2025
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The 31 percent tariff imposed on Switzerland by U.S. President Donald Trump’s new policy has shaken the luxury watch industry.—
Renan Botelho,
Footwear News,
9 Apr. 2025
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Then came Brian Harman, fidgeting over each practice swing.—
Brendan Quinn,
New York Times,
12 Apr. 2025
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Minimize distracting habits like fidgeting, checking your watch, or tapping your fingers.—
Caroline Castrillon,
Forbes,
2 Mar. 2025
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O’Neill then celebrated the sack by emptying the quiver on Hilltoppers quarterback Caden Veltkamp.—
Ryan Gaydos,
Fox News,
19 Dec. 2024
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This is activist government in action, adding a new arrow to its quiver of arrows to sling at media opponents.—
Howard Homonoff,
Forbes.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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This apparently spooked an SUV driver in the next lane, who jerked the wheel to the left and ran into the opposite curb.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
27 Mar. 2025
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How to jerk off Jerking off, also known as jacking off, is another technique that can be helpful in your arsenal of self-pleasure.—
Quispe López,
Them,
12 Mar. 2025
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Pair them with your favorite bra top at the gym, and then toss on a slouchy tee or sweater after hours.—
Korin Miller,
Glamour,
18 Apr. 2025
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Pally was courtside for the game and subsequent medal ceremony when cameras caught Curry tossing up a Mr. Throwback reference — chubby cheeks — from the podium.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Apr. 2025
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Valeria leaves guard duties to Ellen, a grandmother with a constant tremble in her hands from her MS.—
James Grebey,
Vulture,
17 Oct. 2024
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Kaleena knew her fate before it was announced, teary-eyed and emotional as Kish, with a tremble in her voice, asked her and Alisha to pack their knives and go.—
Rachel Bernhard,
Journal Sentinel,
10 Apr. 2024
Verb
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Most residents in the beachfront luxury condominium at Surfside were asleep in their beds when their 12-story residential building shuddered and then collapsed, pinning sleeping residents between the heavy concrete slabs of each floor.—
Bruce Strom,
Sun Sentinel,
6 Apr. 2025
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Image Wall Street shuddered in response, with early market reaction pointing to a further slide in the stock market and a weakening dollar.—
Natasha Frost,
New York Times,
3 Apr. 2025
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Kirk says that when a cat experiences changes in air pressure, which can also happen while riding in a car, their ears may move or twitch in response.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Feb. 2025
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That ratio is naturally reversed here, though the director drops in a few snippets of the actual team near the beginning and the end, including a grainy, chilling shot of the real Lemons twitching near the ocean floor.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
28 Feb. 2025
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“Jiggle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jiggle. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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