jiggles 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of jiggle
1
as in shakes
to make a series of small irregular or violent movements the gelatin salad continued to jiggle after she set it on the table

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2
as in tosses
to make jerky or restless movements the applicant's knees constantly jiggled, betraying her nervousness

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jiggles

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noun

plural of jiggle
as in trembles

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Recent Examples of jiggles
Verb
Bake pie, rotating halfway through and covering edges of crust with foil if browning too quickly before filling is done, until filling is set around edges but center still jiggles slightly when gently shaken, 55–65 minutes. — Alison Roman, Bon Appetit Magazine, 5 Aug. 2026 Bake in preheated oven until biscuits are deeply golden brown and middle is no longer liquid-like but still jiggles slightly, 50 minutes to 1 hour. — Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 22 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jiggles
  1. shakes
  2. tosses
  3. tremors
  4. jerks
  5. fidgets
  6. shivers
  7. shudders
  8. twitches
Verb
  • The farm has also increased the parking and extended the season to 30 weeks in hopes of giving fans a longer period to enjoy not only the cinnamon rolls but also shakes, jellies and baked goods.
    — Connie Ogle October 1, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Lake County Prosecutor Bernard Carter shakes hands with Purdue Northwest students after swearing them in as interns with the High Tech Crime Unit on Wednesday, September 30, 2026.
    — Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of shakes
Verb
  • A student tosses a metal barrier during a protest at Strasbourg University in eastern France on Friday.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Love finished 16 of 29 for 145 yards with TD tosses to Christian Watson and MarShawn Lloyd for the Packers, whose six-game skid — including the playoffs — was their longest since dropping seven in a row spanning the 1990 and 1991 seasons.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of tosses
Noun
  • Parkinson’s is often marked by tremors, slow or impaired movement, tenseness or rigidity and difficulty balancing, as well as speech changes and loss of automatic motor functions like blinking or smiling, according to Mayo Clinic.
    — Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Parkinson’s disease is a condition characterized by tremors, muscle rigidity, and problems with balance.
    — Mike McRae September 10, New Atlas, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of tremors
Verb
  • In a viral video of the aftermath, the robot jerks back and forth to shake the glass off, showering yet more dangerous shards onto the sidewalk.
    — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Ross’s video does not show if the SUV made contact with him, as the camera angle jerks up to the sky.
    — Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 12 Jan. 2026
Definition of jerks
Verb
  • The man fidgets, shifts around in his seat and fixates on Zarutska before pulling out a small knife and striking her multiple times around her neck.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 8 Sep. 2025
Definition of fidgets
Noun
  • The idea of seeing a total solar eclipse there sent shivers through me.
    — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 6 Oct. 2026
  • The country’s steady release of AI models that are open-source, high-performing, and relatively cheap to build and run has been sending shivers through Silicon Valley and Wall Street.
    — Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of shivers
Verb
  • The system shudders a bit and then gets back to normal, like a person stubbing a toe or twisting an ankle faces discomfort and difficulty walking for a while.
    — Erik Sherman, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The American flag has never been among those Davis shudders to make.
    — Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 6 June 2026
Definition of shudders
Verb
  • Persistent muscle twitches Everyone’s muscles twitch from time to time, usually at various locations.
    — Angela Haupt, Time, 15 Jan. 2026
  • Some devices, for example, track eye movements or other small muscle twitches to let users select words from a screen.
    — Emma R. Hasson, Scientific American, 14 Aug. 2025
Definition of twitches

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“Jiggles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jiggles. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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