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noun

Definition of jigglingnext
as in shaking
a series of slight movements by a body back and forth or from side to side the nerve-rattling jiggling we got when we drove over the railroad tracks

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jiggling

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adjective

as in jiggly

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jiggling

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verb

present participle of jiggle
1
as in jerking
to make a series of small irregular or violent movements the gelatin salad continued to jiggle after she set it on the table

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2
as in fidgeting
to make jerky or restless movements the applicant's knees constantly jiggled, betraying her nervousness

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jiggling
  1. shaking
  2. rickety
  3. vibration
  4. tossing
  5. doddering
  6. vibrating
  7. precarious
  8. infirm
Verb
  • Strong to very strong shaking was felt near the earthquake's epicenter, according to a USGS intensity map, with Carson City and Reno seeing light to moderate shaking.
    Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Venus in Aquarius, in the meantime, is shaking things up in your third house of communication, sparking some strange conversations with siblings, close friends or perhaps over social media.
    Valerie Mesa, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of shaking
Adjective
  • Griff's was a cozy space inside with a small, rickety wooden patio in the front and a larger one in the back.
    Brianna Griff, Chron, 13 Jan. 2023
  • Instead of rickety outdoor patios with plastic partitions, diners mostly ate in dining rooms.
    Nick Kindelsperger, Chicago Tribune, 28 Dec. 2022
Definition of rickety
Noun
  • The diaphragm’s design reduces the weight of the vibration system.
    Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
  • And to do so, a trio of devices, including pneumatic pumps, vibration plates, and calf muscle pumps, can be used.
    Matt Benoit, Discover Magazine, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of vibration
Verb
  • The sound of the vast rotors rippled through the air tossing up the lagoon’s waters in a misty haze.
    Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Schools have profited regularly from people losing, tossing or otherwise just spacing on their winning lottery tickets.
    Amy Hubbard, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of tossing
Adjective
  • Once upon a time, a doddering old man spoke of a dream about a united city in this empire’s capital, where every man, woman, and child could walk its streets and live a good life regardless of their patrician or plebeian birthright.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 22 Nov. 2024
  • That’s when Broadbent’s whimsical eyes take over, splitting the difference between doddering old coot and magical elf.
    Katie Rife, Vulture, 16 Nov. 2024
Definition of doddering
Verb
  • Together, their inversion of Afro-Portuguese rhythms fill the mind with images of sweltering deserts, humid forests, and of course, the vibrating walls of the club, morphing and expanding ever outward into something new.
    Pitchfork, Pitchfork, 5 Dec. 2024
  • Not literal strings, of course — but tiny loops or snippets of vibrating energy.
    Tom Siegfried, Discover Magazine, 29 Nov. 2024
Definition of vibrating
Adjective
  • The Yellowstone ranch, the single most important thing in the world of this show, has never been in a more precarious position.
    Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 8 Dec. 2024
  • In the ever more precarious House, Republicans will have to avoid any defections until special elections replace the members joining the Trump administration.
    Matthew Continetti, National Review, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of precarious
Adjective
  • The investigation reveals a dismal picture of a company with a sales culture that depends on squeezing infirm and elderly patients and the government for every penny.
    Peter Elkind, ProPublica, 13 Nov. 2024
  • The team’s droll, imperturbable manager, Dave Roberts, spent much of his summer issuing medical briefings on infirm pitchers.
    Nicholas Dawidoff, The New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2024
Definition of infirm
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