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JIGGLE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A slight irregular shaking motion

Synonyms:

jiggle; joggle

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("jiggle" is a kind of...):

shaking (the act of causing something to move up and down (or back and forth) with quick movements)

Derivation:

jiggle (move to and fro)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Move to and fro

Example:

Don't jiggle your finger while the nurse is putting on the bandage!

Synonyms:

jiggle; joggle; wiggle

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "jiggle" is one way to...):

agitate; shake (move or cause to move back and forth)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "jiggle"):

wag; waggle (move from side to side)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

jiggle (a slight irregular shaking motion)

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