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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD JIGGLE

Frequentative of jig; compare joggle.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF JIGGLE

jiggle  [ˈdʒɪɡəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF JIGGLE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Jiggle is a verb and can also act as a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb jiggle in English.

WHAT DOES JIGGLE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of jiggle in the English dictionary

The definition of jiggle in the dictionary is to move or cause to move up and down or to and fro with a short jerky motion. Other definition of jiggle is a short jerky motion.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO JIGGLE

PRESENT

Present
I jiggle
you jiggle
he/she/it jiggles
we jiggle
you jiggle
they jiggle
Present continuous
I am jiggling
you are jiggling
he/she/it is jiggling
we are jiggling
you are jiggling
they are jiggling
Present perfect
I have jiggled
you have jiggled
he/she/it has jiggled
we have jiggled
you have jiggled
they have jiggled
Present perfect continuous
I have been jiggling
you have been jiggling
he/she/it has been jiggling
we have been jiggling
you have been jiggling
they have been jiggling
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I jiggled
you jiggled
he/she/it jiggled
we jiggled
you jiggled
they jiggled
Past continuous
I was jiggling
you were jiggling
he/she/it was jiggling
we were jiggling
you were jiggling
they were jiggling
Past perfect
I had jiggled
you had jiggled
he/she/it had jiggled
we had jiggled
you had jiggled
they had jiggled
Past perfect continuous
I had been jiggling
you had been jiggling
he/she/it had been jiggling
we had been jiggling
you had been jiggling
they had been jiggling
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will jiggle
you will jiggle
he/she/it will jiggle
we will jiggle
you will jiggle
they will jiggle
Future continuous
I will be jiggling
you will be jiggling
he/she/it will be jiggling
we will be jiggling
you will be jiggling
they will be jiggling
Future perfect
I will have jiggled
you will have jiggled
he/she/it will have jiggled
we will have jiggled
you will have jiggled
they will have jiggled
Future perfect continuous
I will have been jiggling
you will have been jiggling
he/she/it will have been jiggling
we will have been jiggling
you will have been jiggling
they will have been jiggling
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would jiggle
you would jiggle
he/she/it would jiggle
we would jiggle
you would jiggle
they would jiggle
Conditional continuous
I would be jiggling
you would be jiggling
he/she/it would be jiggling
we would be jiggling
you would be jiggling
they would be jiggling
Conditional perfect
I would have jiggle
you would have jiggle
he/she/it would have jiggle
we would have jiggle
you would have jiggle
they would have jiggle
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been jiggling
you would have been jiggling
he/she/it would have been jiggling
we would have been jiggling
you would have been jiggling
they would have been jiggling
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you jiggle
we let´s jiggle
you jiggle
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to jiggle
Past participle
jiggled
Present Participle
jiggling
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH JIGGLE


bagel
ˈbeɪɡəl
beigel
ˈbeɪɡəl
Breughel
ˈbrɔɪɡəl
Brueghel
ˈbrɔɪɡəl
finagle
fɪˈneɪɡəl
giggle
ˈɡɪɡəl
Hegel
ˈheɪɡəl
higgle
ˈhɪɡəl
madrigal
ˈmædrɪɡəl
niggle
ˈnɪɡəl
plagal
ˈpleɪɡəl
prodigal
ˈprɒdɪɡəl
rigol
ˈrɪɡəl
sniggle
ˈsnɪɡəl
squiggle
ˈskwɪɡəl
vagal
ˈveɪɡəl
vasovagal
ˌveɪzəʊˈveɪɡəl
wiggle
ˈwɪɡəl
wriggle
ˈrɪɡəl
zygal
ˈzaɪɡəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE JIGGLE

jig
jigaboo
jigajig
jigamaree
Jigawa
jigged
jigger
jigger flea
jiggered
jiggermast
jiggery-pokery
jigging
jiggish
jiggly
jiggumbob
jiggy
jiglike
jigsaw
jigsaw puzzle
jihad

WORDS THAT END LIKE JIGGLE

boggle
boondoggle
for a giggle
gaggle
goggle
haggle
hornswoggle
juggle
muggle
porwiggle
power struggle
raggle
raggle-taggle
scriggle
smuggle
snuggle
struggle
the class struggle
the struggle
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Synonyms and antonyms of jiggle in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «JIGGLE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «jiggle» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of jiggle
agitate · bounce · fidget · jerk · jig · jog · joggle · shake · twitch · wiggle

Translation of «jiggle» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF JIGGLE

Find out the translation of jiggle to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of jiggle from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «jiggle» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

轻摇
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

jiggle
570 millions of speakers

English

jiggle
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बजना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تهزهز
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

покачивания
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

jiggle
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মৃদু ঝাঁকি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

se trémousser
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Jiggle
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

wackeln
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

軽い揺れ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

지글
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Jiggle
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đưa đẩy nhẹ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நெளிந்தாடு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हिसका
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

hafif sallantı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

oscillare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

skakać
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

похитування
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

jiggle
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

jiggle
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

wikkel
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

jiggle
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

jiggle
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of jiggle

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «JIGGLE»

The term «jiggle» is quite widely used and occupies the 44.041 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «JIGGLE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «jiggle» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «jiggle» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about jiggle

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «JIGGLE»

Discover the use of jiggle in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to jiggle and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Jiggle: (Re)Shaping American Women
Jiggle: (Re)Shaping American Women explores the relationship between American women and their bodies as mediated by both traditional and contemporary foundation garments.
Wendy Burns-Ardolino, 2007
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Jiggle Shots: 75 Recipes to Get the Party Started
This whimsical book features 75 surefire recipes to spice up any celebration. Easy-to-make recipes and creative presentation suggestions make the preparation fun and the taste testing even better.
Rachel Federman, 2011
3
Jiggle Joggle Jee!
Baby goes for a rollicking ride on a jiggling, joggling locomotive.
‎2001
4
Jiggle, Wiggle, Prance
Includes illustrations of animals acting out such rhyming action words as "pull, flop, hop" and "dance, prance".
Sally Noll, 1993
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Mastering Maya 2009
A jiggle deformer is a very simple way to add a jiggling motion to deformed objects. Jiggle deformers do not have the same level of control as dynamic systems such as nucleus, fluids, or hair. Jiggle deformers are best used as a substitute for ...
Eric Keller, 2011
6
Bounce and Jiggle
Features five songs and activities that encourage interaction between parent and baby. On board pages.
‎2008
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The Wiggle Jiggle Book
Wiggle Jiggle(verb): To move or groove in any way you choose! You can hop, skip, jump, dance, run, laugh, cheer, leap, stretch, twirl, roll, spin and more! If moving makes you happy, you're wiggle Jiggling! Hi! I'm Little Lost Grape, and I need ...
‎2008
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Mastering Autodesk Maya 2013
A jiggle deformer is a simple way to add a jiggling motion to deformed objects. Jiggle deformers do not have the same level of control as dynamic systems, such as nucleus, fluids, or hair. Jiggle deformers are best used as a substitute for ...
Todd Palamar, 2012
9
Jesse Bear's wiggle-jiggle jump-up
Rhymed text and illustrations describe Jesse Bear's activities for preschoolers.
Nancy White Carlstrom, 1994
10
Jig, Jiggle, Sneeze
Setting up shop in an unsuspecting little girl's nose cell, a mischievous rhinovirus taps the cell's copying ability and makes duplicate cold viruses that wreak havoc until the immune system police arrive and eject them through a sneeze, ...
Joy Vitalis, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «JIGGLE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term jiggle is used in the context of the following news items.
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24 Years Ago: Lollapalooza Debuts - Diffuser.fm
“We couldn't play because one of the power boxes had melted, and every time the low end of the PA would rumble, it would jiggle the cord and ... «Diffuser.fm, Jul 15»
2
A classic name moves to another dimension - Irish Examiner | Irish …
Body control is good through corners, but without the high-spec adaptive air suspension there's a noticeable jiggle to the ride quality that, ... «Irish Examiner, Jul 15»
3
Fiddler's Facts: Hot-hitting Islanders senior ball club hosts Saint …
The North American spotlight is on the $750,000 Meadowlands Pace tonight where Wiggleit Jiggle It looms as the heavy favourite against ... «The Guardian Charlottetown, Jul 15»
4
Murder, He Wrote
With each conundrum, contestants jiggle plenty of filing cabinets, turn items over and keep in close contact with their group. The clues are ... «NWAOnline, Jul 15»
5
2015 Renault Clio RS 220 Trophy review | Autocar
The uncompromising approach taken to vertical body movements is decidedly old school, so expect jowls to jiggle in town and bottoms to leave ... «Autocar, Jul 15»
6
Earthquake in Atlantic Ocean near Barbados Creates Possibility of …
On the beach in Barbados and the sun-bed starts to do a little jiggle... #earthquake pic.twitter.com/vsJFpwVJWA. — Jojo Regan (@JojoRegan) ... «The Weather Channel, Jul 15»
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Wait, Do I Actually LIKE To Exercise?!
See ya later, suckers—I'll jiggle my way home with a bag of chips. Weeee! But unfortunately and unfairly, if left to its own devices, my body gets ... «RadarOnline, Jul 15»
8
The 'Happy' side of Walnut Creek: A decidedly local video treatment …
... two) on the fairway and sweep everyone else's jiggle under the rug (except the amazingly juiced moves of Brian Richter, Oakley tattoo artist, ... «San Jose Mercury News, Jul 15»
9
Inside the 86th Annual MLB All-Star Game: Wrap up | Alisha Perkins
A runner playing dress up, I was ready to wave my underarm jiggle away in the All-Star Red Carpet Parade. For those of you who are not ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
10
In children, a sense of time starts early
After watching a puppet of Sylvester the Cat jiggle while a tone played for certain lengths of time, 6-month-olds became bored and began ... «Science News, Jul 15»

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