jiggle
verb (used with or without object)
to move up and down or to and fro with short, quick jerks.
were jiggling
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past progressiveof jiggle.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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There they were: jiggling, expressionless monoliths made of felt, pacing up and down the touchline, a seen-but-unseen aspect of modern sport, ever-present and never questioned.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 25, 2020
Then they began to go up and down, first slowly, and then faster and faster, until they were jiggling up and down as fast as the teakettle boils when there's company coming to supper.
From Buddy and Brighteyes Pigg Bed Time Stories by Howard Roger Garis
