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单词 jiggle
释义

jiggle

verb

jig·​gle ˈji-gəl How to pronounce jiggle (audio)
jiggled; jiggling ˈji-g(ə-)liŋ How to pronounce jiggle (audio)

transitive verb

: to cause to move with quick little jerks or oscillating motions

intransitive verb

: to move from or as if from being jiggled
jiggle noun
jiggly
ˈji-g(ə-)lē How to pronounce jiggle (audio)
adjective

Synonyms

  • agitate
  • bucket
  • convulse
  • jerk
  • joggle
  • jolt
  • jounce
  • judder [chiefly British]
  • quake
  • quiver
  • shake
  • shudder
  • vibrate
  • wobble
  • wabble
See all Synonyms & Antonyms

Example Sentences

Try to avoid jiggling the camera. His belly jiggled like a bowlful of jelly.
Recent Examples on the Web Perhaps most important, the singles title also brought her 160 WTA points, which will jiggle her up a few notches in world rankings released on Monday. Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Aug. 2022 Redesigned last year, the new Civic is a solid little citizen that won't jiggle like gelatin. Tony Quiroga, Car and Driver, 21 Mar. 2022 Fowler-Finn is also studying a bizarre behavior in which some postcoital males from one species will nibble on their mate’s second leg and … jiggle it. Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 3 Aug. 2021 Because a person standing before them has to jiggle it, the animals start to recognize that mealtime and a looming human-shaped outline go together. New York Times, 9 July 2021 As the temperature of a superconductor rises, however, particles jiggle around randomly, breaking up the electrons’ delicate dance. Quanta Magazine, 14 Oct. 2020 Realizing what was happening, John tried to jiggle the door open and escape into the house. Connor Letourneau, SFChronicle.com, 12 Oct. 2020 Youthful eyes jiggle regularly to take in new or unfamiliar stimuli. Doug Johnson, National Geographic, 22 Sep. 2020 Return pan to oven and bake until the chocolate has puffed up a bit and does not jiggle, and the crumbly top is light golden brown, about 15 to 20 minutes. Rick Nelson, Star Tribune, 19 Aug. 2020 See More

Word History

Etymology

frequentative of jig entry 2

First Known Use

1836, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

Kids Definition

jiggle

verb

jig·​gle ˈji-gəl How to pronounce jiggle (audio)
jiggled; jiggling
: to move or cause to move with quick little jerks
Try not to jiggle the camera.

jiggle 1 of 2

verb

1
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

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • shake
  • jerk
  • shudder
  • vibrate
  • wobble
  • quiver
  • tremble
  • shiver
  • sway
  • joggle
  • jounce
  • twitch
  • convulse
  • jolt
  • agitate
  • wabble
  • quake
  • bucket
  • judder
  • swing
  • flicker
  • rock
  • throb
  • wave
  • flutter
  • thrill
  • chatter
  • quaver
  • oscillate
  • undulate
  • fluctuate
  • pulsate
  • pulse
  • waver
  • palpitate
  • dodder
  • beat
  • pit-a-pat
  • pitter-patter
2
as in to twitch
to make jerky or restless movements the applicant's knees constantly jiggled, betraying her nervousness

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • twitch
  • toss
  • squirm
  • wiggle
  • fidget
  • jerk
  • fiddle
  • twist
  • shake
  • tremble
  • shiver
  • jig
  • wriggle
  • writhe
  • flutter
  • thresh
  • quiver
  • squiggle
  • shudder
  • thrash
  • flit
  • quake
  • pace
  • twitter

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • relax
  • rest
  • unwind
  • calm (down)
  • still

jiggle

2 of 2

noun

as in tremble

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • tremble
  • quiver
  • shudder
  • tremor
  • shake
  • palpitation
  • rocking
  • shiver
  • jiggling
  • twitch
  • quaking
  • trembling
  • quivering
  • juddering
  • shaking
  • shuddering
  • shivering
  • twitching
  • oscillation
  • vibration
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