jiggle

Plural: jiggles

Noun

• a slight irregular shaking motion
• A relatively weak shaking movement.

Verb

Verb Forms: jiggled, jiggling, jiggles

• To shake or move something lightly and quickly.
• move to and fro
  • "Don't jiggle your finger while the nurse is putting on the bandage!"
• To shake something gently; to rattle or wiggle.
• To shake, rattle, or wiggle.

Examples

• Give the key a jiggle and see if it opens.
• Jiggle the handle and see if the water stops.
• She hoped to jiggle the tile bag just enough to get that elusive ’Q’.
• The jelly jiggled in the bowl for a few moments after it was set down.

Synonyms

joggle, wiggle

Anagrams of jiggle