jiggle | Definition of jiggle

Synonyms and Antonyms of jiggle

1 to make a series of small irregular or violent movements

the gelatin salad continued to jiggle after she set it on the table

Synonyms of jiggle

agitate, bucket, convulse, jerk, joggle, jolt, jounce, judder [chiefly British], quake, quiver, shake, shudder, vibrate, wobble (also wabble)

Words Related to jiggle

rock, sway, swing

chatter, quaver, shiver, thrill, tremble

flicker, fluctuate, flutter, oscillate, undulate, wave

beat, palpitate, pit-a-pat, pitter-patter, pulsate, pulse, throb

2 to make jerky or restless movements

the applicant's knees constantly jiggled, betraying her nervousness

Synonyms of jiggle

fiddle, fidget, jerk, jig, squiggle, squirm, thrash, thresh, toss, twist, twitch, wiggle, wriggle, writhe

Words Related to jiggle

flit, flutter, twitter

quake, quiver, shake, shiver, shudder, tremble

Near Antonyms of jiggle

relax, rest, unwind

calm (down), still