jiggling
present participle ofjiggle
jiggle
verb[IorT]
uk/ˈdʒɪɡ.əl/us/ˈdʒɪɡ.əl/tomovefromsidetosideor up and down withquickshortmovements, or to make something do this:
If thedoorwon'topen,tryjiggling thekeyin thelock.
Synonym
joggle
Compare
waggle
wiggleverbinformal
Making short, sudden movements
- aquiver
- convulse
- convulsion
- convulsive
- cringe
- flick
- jerkiness
- jerky
- jig
- jiggle
- jiggly
- pull away
- quiver
- shrink
- shudder
- squirm
- tremulous
- whip
- worry atsomething
- wriggle
Examplesofjiggling
jiggling
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
We'd both be mentally causing changes in the position of the window, and, presumably, we'd see the untouched windowjigglingin evidence of the struggle.
From theCambridge English Corpus
My firm lost £300 because of all thejigglingabout that occurred in deciding which judge to go before.
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It is not, therefore, a problem which can be solved merely byjigglingabout with money, rates and so on.
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To try to dissipate that minority in some way by providing bribes and byjigglingwith the electoral system is antidemocratic.
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Clearly, there has been ajigglingof the figures.
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It is an anti-inflationary force which lies far outside anything to do withjigglingaround with interest rates or peering two years ahead and trying to hit targets.
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To deal with that takes a little more thanjigglingwith the figures or pretending that we face purely a financial and monetary problem, however serious.
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These creatures propel themselves forward using their limbs byjigglingor flapping them.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.People with this condition generally show nystagmus (jigglingeyes), photophobia (light sensitivity), reduced visual acuity, and myopia (nearsightedness).
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.That persons phone would ring with ajigglinganimation and ringing sound effect.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Even though these motions are called "internal", the external portions of molecules still moverather like thejigglingof a stationary water balloon.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Allmusic praised thejigglingrhythm of the song and called it lighthearted.
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