Synonyms for jiggle

Most common

shake · wiggle · shudder · wobble

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Verb

Noun

Definitions

1. v. 1

   To shake something gently; to rattle or wiggle.

   Jiggle the handle and see if the water stops.

2. n. 1

   A relatively weak shaking movement; the condition or state of weakly shaking.

   Give the key a jiggle and see if it opens.

Related words

Word family

jiggler jiggly

Phrases

jiggle key jiggle physics

Forms

Plural

jiggles → shags…

Past participle

jiggled
e.g. jiggled → wiggled, shaken, wobbled, shuddered…

Example sentences

• shake New GATT resolutions could create a real shake-up.
• wiggle Anne, you sit here on the ottoman and don't wiggle.
• shudder Just to think about the accident makes me shudder.
• wobble Prabhu did the South Asian head wobble.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters

shag¹

5 letters

shake¹

6 letters

wiggle², wobble², joggle

7 letters

shudder²

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (wiggle² = 2 syllables).

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