JIGGLE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does jiggle mean? 

• JIGGLE (noun)
  The noun JIGGLE has 1 sense:

1. a slight irregular shaking motion

  Familiarity information: JIGGLE used as a noun is very rare.

• JIGGLE (verb)
  The verb JIGGLE has 1 sense:

1. move to and fro

  Familiarity information: JIGGLE used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• JIGGLE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A slight irregular shaking motion

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

jiggle; joggle

Hypernyms ("jiggle" is a kind of...):

shaking (the act of causing something to move up and down (or back and forth) with quick movements)

Derivation:

jiggle (move to and fro)

• JIGGLE (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they jiggle    ... he / she / it jiggles   
Past simple: jiggled   
Past participle: jiggled   
-ing form: jiggling   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Move to and fro

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Synonyms:

jiggle; joggle; wiggle

Context example:

Don't jiggle your finger while the nurse is putting on the bandage!

Hypernyms (to "jiggle" is one way to...):

agitate; shake (move or cause to move back and forth)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "jiggle"):

wag; waggle (move from side to side)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

jiggle (a slight irregular shaking motion)