to joggle
- verb
- /ˈdʒɑːɡəl/
:
mover
I started doing all these joggling acts and that was what my way of getting a little bit of movement in my day.
- I started doing all these joggling acts and that was what my way of getting a little bit of movement in my day.
Examples
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Like I do it very slowly and kind of jog the plate and sort of kind of joggle it, Yeah, until I start seeing the bright and dark will cover.
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Lisbeth joggled him up and down on her knee.
Fiction book (2001) -
As he shifted his weight, the fat drunk in the polo shirt joggled him with an elbow.
Fiction book (2002) -
INT. CAMPAIGN BUS -- NIGHT: Penguin rambunctiously joggles the steering wheel.
Fiction book (1992) -
She gently joggled the baby in her arms to help him fall asleep.
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The car joggled along the bumpy road, making the passengers bounce in their seats.
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If you joggle the jar, you can see the ingredients mix together.
Synonyms
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2.8
To make very small, quick moves back and forth
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1.0
To move with small, quick movements from side to side or up and down
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2.4
To move slowly from side to side in a gentle rhythm
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3.2
To move something in short, quick shaking movements
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1.4
To move quickly from side to side or up and down again and again
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3.4
To make small nervous movements, often with hands or feet
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2.7
To move up and down quickly in short movements
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5.5
To move a small thing back and forth with your fingers, often when nervous
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3.7
To move up and down quickly and lightly many times
To make the edges of paper even by tapping the stack
To move unsteadily from side to side
How Shaky
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Morphology
Etymology
The verb joggle comes from jog 'to push or shake', so it means to move something lightly back and forth or up and down. That is why a bumpy ride can 'joggle' the passengers — it gives small repeated pushes.