jiggle

v., -gled, -gling, -gles.

v.intr.
To move or rock lightly up and down or to and fro in an unsteady, jerky manner: The gelatin jiggled on the plate.

v.tr.
To cause to jiggle.

n.
A jiggling motion.

[Frequentative of JIG¹ .]

jiggly jig'gly adj.

verb

To cause to move to and fro with short, jerky movements: joggle, shake. See repetition.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a slight irregular shaking motion
  Synonym: joggle

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The verb jiggle has one meaning:

Meaning #1: move to and fro
  Synonyms: joggle, wiggle

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Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - vippe, rykke op og ned
v. tr. - vippe, rykke op og ned
n. - rykken, vippen

Nederlands (Dutch)
zachtjes (doen) schudden, wrikken, friemelen, zachte schudding

Français (French)
v. intr. - agiter
v. tr. - secouer légèrement
n. - agitation

Deutsch (German)
n. - Rütteln, Wackeln
v. - rütteln, wackeln

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ταρακούνημα, τράνταγμα
v. - τραντάζω/-ομαι

Italiano (Italian)
agitazione, agitare, agitarsi

Português (Portuguese)
n. - balanço (m) inconstante
v. - sacudir, balançar

Русский (Russian)
покачивание, покачиваться

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - zangolotearse, menearse, zangotearse
v. tr. - zangolotear, zangotear
n. - zangoloteo, zangoteo, meneo

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - viskande rörelse
v. - vicka, ruska på, dingla

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
轻摇, 抖动, 微动

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 輕搖, 抖動
v. tr. - 輕搖, 抖動
n. - 輕搖, 微動

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 좌우로 급히 움직이다, 가볍게 당기다, 가볍게 흔들리다
v. tr. - 좌우로 급히 움직이게 하다, 가볍게 흔들다
n. - 좌우의 급한 움직임

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 小刻みに動かす, 小刻みに動く
n. - 小刻みな動き

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) هز ( الفنجان ليمزج الحليب بالقهوة) (فعل) هز ( الفنجان ليمزج الحليب بالقهوة)‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮התנועע במהירות‬
v. tr. - ‮נענע במהירות‬
n. - ‮נדנוד, נענוע‬

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