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jig·gle

(jĭg′əl)

v. jig·gled, jig·gling, jig·gles

v.intr.

To move or rock lightly up and down or to and fro in an unsteady, jerky manner: The gelatin jiggled on the plate.

v.tr.

To cause to jiggle.

A jiggling motion.

[ Frequentative of jig.]

jig′gly adj.

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jiggle

(ˈdʒɪɡəl)

to move or cause to move up and down or to and fro with a short jerky motion: to jiggle the door handle.

a short jerky motion

[C19: frequentative of jig; compare joggle]

ˈjiggly adj

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jig•gle

(ˈdʒɪg əl)

v. -gled, -gling,
n. v.t., v.i.

1. to move up and down or to and fro with short, quick jerks.

2. a jiggling movement.

[1835–40; jig² + -le]

jig′gly, adj. -gli•er, -gli•est.

jiggle

Past participle: jiggled
Gerund: jiggling

Imperative
jiggle
jiggle

Present
I jiggle
you jiggle
he/she/it jiggles
we jiggle
you jiggle
they jiggle

Preterite
I jiggled
you jiggled
he/she/it jiggled
we jiggled
you jiggled
they jiggled

Present Continuous
I am jiggling
you are jiggling
he/she/it is jiggling
we are jiggling
you are jiggling
they are jiggling

Present Perfect
I have jiggled
you have jiggled
he/she/it has jiggled
we have jiggled
you have jiggled
they have jiggled

Past Continuous
I was jiggling
you were jiggling
he/she/it was jiggling
we were jiggling
you were jiggling
they were jiggling

Past Perfect
I had jiggled
you had jiggled
he/she/it had jiggled
we had jiggled
you had jiggled
they had jiggled

Future
I will jiggle
you will jiggle
he/she/it will jiggle
we will jiggle
you will jiggle
they will jiggle

Future Perfect
I will have jiggled
you will have jiggled
he/she/it will have jiggled
we will have jiggled
you will have jiggled
they will have jiggled

Future Continuous
I will be jiggling
you will be jiggling
he/she/it will be jiggling
we will be jiggling
you will be jiggling
they will be jiggling

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been jiggling
you have been jiggling
he/she/it has been jiggling
we have been jiggling
you have been jiggling
they have been jiggling

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been jiggling
you will have been jiggling
he/she/it will have been jiggling
we will have been jiggling
you will have been jiggling
they will have been jiggling

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been jiggling
you had been jiggling
he/she/it had been jiggling
we had been jiggling
you had been jiggling
they had been jiggling

Conditional
I would jiggle
you would jiggle
he/she/it would jiggle
we would jiggle
you would jiggle
they would jiggle

Past Conditional
I would have jiggled
you would have jiggled
he/she/it would have jiggled
we would have jiggled
you would have jiggled
they would have jiggled

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Noun	1.	jiggle - a slight irregular shaking motion joggle shaking - the act of causing something to move up and down (or back and forth) with quick movements
Verb	1.	jiggle - move to and fro; "Don't jiggle your finger while the nurse is putting on the bandage!" joggle, wiggle shake, agitate - move or cause to move back and forth; "The chemist shook the flask vigorously"; "My hands were shaking" wag, waggle - move from side to side; "The happy dog wagged his tail"

jiggle

verb

1. shake, jerk, agitate, joggle He jiggled the doorknob noisily.

2. jerk, bounce, jog, fidget, shake, twitch, wiggle, jig, shimmy, joggle He tapped his feet, hummed tunes and jiggled about.

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jiggle

verb

To cause to move to and fro with short, jerky movements:

joggle, shake.

Translations

يَهُز

poskakovattrhavě pohybovat

hoppe

wackeln

dodeliner sautiller

rykkjast, hreyfast upp og niîur

dondolare muoversi a scatti vacillare

lēkātlīgoties

rykke fram og tilbake rykke opp og ned

trhane pohybovať

titre emek

使微动使轻轻跳动

jiggle

[ˈdʒɪgl]

A. N → zangoloteo m

B. VT → zangolotear

C. VI → zangolotearse

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jiggle

[ˈdʒɪg^əl]

(= move from side to side) → remuer

(= bounce) [+ baby] → secouer légèrement

vi (= shake) → trembler

jiggle around

jiggle about vi [person] → se trémousser

jiggle

vt → wackeln mit; door handle → rütteln an (+dat)

vi (also jiggle about) → herumzappeln

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jiggle

(ˈdʒigl) verb

to (cause to) jump (about) or move jerkily. The television picture kept jiggling up and down.

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