"jiggle" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈdʒɪɡəl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-jiggle.wav [UK] Forms: jiggle [singular], jiggles [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A jiggle is a weak, shaking movement.
    Sense id: simple-jiggle-en-noun-jfjk~~YM

Verb

IPA: /ˈdʒɪɡəl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-jiggle.wav [UK] Forms: jiggle [canonical], jiggles [third-person, singular], jiggled [past], jiggled [past, participle], jiggling [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|jiggl|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you jiggle something, you shake it gently.
    Sense id: simple-jiggle-en-verb-tGvYd-aX
  2. If something jiggles, it shakes gently.
    Sense id: simple-jiggle-en-verb-LacGwTHv
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