jiggle

  • 11jiggle — verb Jiggle is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑jelly …

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  • 12jiggle — jig|gle [ dʒıgl ] verb intransitive to move slightly up and down or from side to side more than one time: A nerve jiggled at the corner of his mouth. a. transitive to make something move in this way: If the toilet won t flush, just jiggle the… …

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  • 13jiggle — [ˈdʒɪg(ə)l] verb [I/T] to move quickly up and down or from side to side, or to make something move in this way If the toilet won t flush, just jiggle the handle a little.[/ex] …

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  • 14jiggle — [c]/ˈdʒɪgəl / (say jiguhl) verb (jiggled, jiggling) –verb (i) 1. to move up and down or to and fro with short, quick jerks. –verb (t) 2. to cause to jiggle. –noun 3. a jiggling movement. {frequentative of jig2} …

  • 15Jiggle the Handle — is a New England based jam and rock band led by guitarist and front man Gary Backstrom, who is often considered one of the most underrated, fluid, and melodic players in the Northeast . [http://www.garybackstrom.com] [Budnick, Dean, Jambands, A… …

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  • 16Jiggle syphon — A jiggle syphon is the combination of a syphon pipe and a simple priming pump that uses mechanical shaking action to pump enough liquid up the pipe to reach the highest point, and thus start the syphoning action.= Principle of operation =The… …

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  • 17jiggle — jiggler, n. /jig euhl/, v., jiggled, jiggling, n. v.t., v.i. 1. to move up and down or to and fro with short, quick jerks. n. 2. a jiggling movement. [1835 40; JIG2 + LE] * * * …

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  • 18jiggle — Synonyms and related words: agitate, bob, bobble, bounce, bump, didder, dither, falter, fidget, flick, flip, flirt, flounce, grimace, have the fidgets, hitch, itch, jar, jerk, jig, jigger, jigget, jog, joggle, jolt, jostle, pluck, quake, quaver,… …

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  • 19jiggle — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. fidget, twitch. See agitation. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. shake, twitch, wiggle; see jar 1 , jerk 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. wiggle, shake, shimmy, twitch, joggle, jig, bib, vibrate, rock,… …

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  • 20jiggle — jig|gle [ˈdʒıgəl] v [I and T] [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: JIG2] to make something move from side to side or up and down with short quick movements, or to move like this ▪ She jiggled the handle of the pram to make the baby stop crying. ▪ Wake up,… …

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