jiggle
A relatively weak shaking movementA relatively weak shaking movement; the condition or state of weakly shaking.
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» Tom heard his doorknob jiggling and was instantly alert.
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2 sensesA relatively weak shaking movement; the condition or state of weakly shaking.
Give the key a jiggle and see if it opens.
Titillating depictions of scantily-clad female bodies in motion, especially in action media genres.
- a slight irregular shaking motion
Examples
11 sentencesTom heard his doorknob jiggling and was instantly alert.
I heard the doorknob jiggle.
Sami heard the door knob jiggling.
Sami heard the door knob jiggle.
Yanni heard the door knob jiggle.
Origin
From jig + -le (frequentative suffix).From jig + -le (frequentative suffix).
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