jiggle
verb (used with or without object)
to move up and down or to and fro with short, quick jerks.
jiggled
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past participleof jiggle.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof jiggle.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
jiggleverb (used with or without object)to move up and down or to and fro with short, quick jerks.
Example Sentences
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Kylie Jenner kept rubbing and patting Chalamet’s hand while he nervously jiggled his right leg.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 16, 2026
"There was an old lady who swallowed a spider that wriggled, and jiggled and tickled inside her..."
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2023
He jiggled the door handle to an office that he believed belonged to Pelosi, but it was locked.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 25, 2022
Tran pressed his face against the windows to peer inside and jiggled a door handle to see if it would open.
From Washington Post ● May 14, 2021
They patted the walls, they put their ears to the door, they jiggled the knob and pulled it and pushed it.
From "The City of Ember" by Jeanne DuPrau
