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jiggle

jiggle

7 3.9
A small quick shaking movement that makes things wobble
  • noun
  • /ˈdʒɪɡəl/
translation icon : sacudida
  • He's amazed at how his vessel sloshes and wags, jiggles, and rolls.
  • a little jiggle
  • jiggle or wiggle
  • arm jiggle

There's no creaking, rattling, jiggling of stuff inside the car.

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Examples

  • There were slurps, jiggles, and squeaks.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • Slight jitters and jiggles are noticeable when you are taking active or low-speed photos.

    Blog text (11)
  • And just press down, give it a little jiggle and it should pop out.

  • So we're getting rid of this plastic and let's pop this open, give it a little jiggle, boom, there you have it.

  • The tiniest little jiggle we'll send them.

  • They're a jiggle away from falling out.

  • It might take a little jiggle.

  • Keiko watched, but except for a brief jiggle, the tent remained motionless.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • Mandy makes muscles in her own thighs and slaps at them, trying to see any jiggle.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • The photographer captured a perfect shot of the cake as it wobbled with a slight jiggle.

Synonyms

vibration
vsjiggle
73 3.2

A quick movement back and forth that makes something shake

is irregular and slight rather than steady regular oscillation
quivering
vsjiggle
7 4.4

A slight, fast shaking that you can see or feel

is slower and more irregular rather than rapid vibration
waggle
vsjiggle
3 4.9

A small repeated movement from side to side or up and down

is an irregular, small movement rather than repeated deliberate motion
joggle
vsjiggle
7.7

A small irregular shaking movement

is a smoother, more wobbling irregular movement
wobblette
vsjiggle
  • Informal
9.9

A small playful movement from side to side

is a neutral slight irregular motion without playfulness
to shaking
vsjiggle
1.0

To move quickly back and forth or up and down, making things tremble

is milder and more irregular rather than strong rapid motion

Antonyms

363 3.1

Being steady and not likely to change

38 3.5

A time of complete quiet and no movement that feels calm

Compounds

8.9

Movement in games or animation that makes soft parts like hair and clothes bounce

How Shaky

to shake
916 1.0
jolt
64 3.8
shudder
20 4.1
tremor
37 5.3
jiggle
7 3.9

Surface Forms

jiggle singular
jiggles plural

Etymology

Jiggle comes from the word jig, a 'lively dance', plus the small ending -le, so a jiggle is like a tiny dance and means a small, quick wobble.