Jiggle — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a slight irregular shaking motion

move to and fro

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dʒˈɪɡəl/

🇬🇧British English

/dʒˈɪɡəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dʒˈɪɡəl/

1 syllable Say it as /dʒˈɪɡəl/.

Examples

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

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

joggle wiggle

Parts of Speech

noun	a slight irregular shaking motion
verb	move to and fro “Don't jiggle your finger while the nurse is putting on the bandage!”

Word Forms

joggle	verb	move to and fro
jiggle	verb	move to and fro
jiggle	noun	a slight irregular shaking motion
joggle	noun	a slight irregular shaking motion
wiggle	noun	the act of wiggling
wiggler	noun	one who can't stay still (especially a child)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

wackeln

eine leichte unregelmäßige Schüttelbewegung

🇫🇷French

se trémousser

un léger mouvement de secousse irrégulier

🇪🇸Spanish

zangoloteo

un ligero movimiento de sacudida irregular

🇮🇹Italian

dondolare

un leggero movimento irregolare

🇳🇱Dutch

schudden

een lichte, onregelmatige schudbeweging

🇵🇹Portuguese

balançar

um leve movimento de agitação irregular

🇷🇺Russian

покачиваться

легкие нерегулярные встряхивающие движения

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बजना

हल्की सी अनियमित हिलने की गति

🇧🇩Bengali

ঝাঁকুনি

একটি সামান্য অনিয়মিত কম্পন গতি

🇮🇳Tamil

ஜிகிள்

ஒரு சிறிய ஒழுங்கற்ற குலுக்கல் இயக்கம்

🇮🇳Telugu

జిగిల్

కొంచెం క్రమరహిత వణుకు కదలిక

🇮🇳Marathi

हिसकावणे

हलकीशी अनियमित हालचाल

🇮🇳Gujarati

જિગલ

થોડી અનિયમિત ધ્રુજારીની ગતિ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸರಕ್ಕನೆ

ಸ್ವಲ್ಪ ಅನಿಯಮಿತ ಅಲುಗಾಡುವ ಚಲನೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഇക്കിളി

ഒരു ചെറിയ ക്രമരഹിതമായ കുലുക്കം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਹਿੱਲਣਾ

ਇੱਕ ਮਾਮੂਲੀ ਅਨਿਯਮਿਤ ਹਿੱਲਣ ਦੀ ਗਤੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

ہلنا

ہلکی سی بے قاعدہ ہلنے والی حرکت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

摇晃

轻微的不规则摇动

🇯🇵Japanese

揺れる

わずかに不規則な揺れの動き

🇰🇷Korean

흔들림

약간 불규칙한 흔들림 동작

🇻🇳Vietnamese

lắc lư

một chuyển động lắc nhẹ không đều

🇹🇭Thai

กระตุก

การเคลื่อนไหวสั่นผิดปกติเล็กน้อย

🇮🇩Indonesian

goncang

gerakan gemetar yang sedikit tidak teratur

🇵🇭Filipino

gumagalaw

isang bahagyang hindi regular na paggalaw ng pag-alog

🇲🇾Malay

bergoyang

gerakan goncangan yang tidak teratur sedikit

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تهزهز

حركة اهتزاز طفيفة غير منتظمة

🇮🇷Persian

تکان دادن

یک حرکت لرزش نامنظم جزئی

🇹🇷Turkish

sallanmak

hafif düzensiz bir sallama hareketi

🇮🇱Hebrew

נִענוּעַ

תנועת טלטול קלה לא סדירה

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The primary meaning of 'jiggle' is 'a slight irregular shaking motion'.

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