Meaning & use

Jiggles

verb·Everyday

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Moves with quick, small shakes or bounces from side to side.

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The jelly jiggles every time someone bumps the table.

She jiggles the key in the lock to get the sticky door open.

A note on using this word

As a third-person singular verb, 'jiggles' describes rapid, light shaking motion and is used informally in everyday speech.

Words with a similar meaning

wobbleswiggles

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Words with an opposite meaning

stiffens

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