How to Use jiggle in a Sentence

jiggle

verb

• Try to avoid jiggling the camera.
• His belly jiggled like a bowlful of jelly.
• Ernest jiggled the knob to her front door—it was locked.
  — David Grann, The New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2017
• The rods jiggled through the canopy, and nuts came falling down.
  — Mike Cherney, WSJ, 5 July 2017
• The two began to dance and jiggle and move around with a pep in their step.
  — Vulture, 7 Jan. 2024
• The cheesecake should be firm on the edges but still jiggle in the center.
  — Tyler Florence, House Beautiful, 1 Mar. 2013
• And if that seems too rapid, third and fourth techniques just kind of jiggle the lock open.
  — Sarah Rense, Esquire, 6 June 2017
• The pie will be mostly set but still jiggle a bit in the center.
  — Becky Krystal, Washington Post, 14 Nov. 2019
• Like many spawn of the ’80s and ’90s, my own childhood jiggled and wobbled.
  — Mackenzie Chung Fegan, Bon Appétit, 17 Oct. 2023
• Suh jiggled her son on her lap while Cleary’s son played a game on an iPad.
  — The Washington Post, The Mercury News, 21 Feb. 2017
• The filling should be fully set at the edges, but may still jiggle a bit at the center.
  — Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 30 Oct. 2023
• Your apps should start jiggling, and a tiny plus sign will appear in the top corner.
  — Tatum Hunter, Washington Post, 7 June 2023
• Try not to jiggle the bowl; doing so will disturb more of the milk solids and result in a less-clear punch.
  — M. Carrie Allan, charlotteobserver, 22 Dec. 2017
• Investors are betting that people will pay for the chance to sweat and jiggle in a small glass box on the street.
  — Emily Rauhala, Washington Post, 18 Aug. 2017
• That meaning the wave itself jiggles up and down faster.
  — William Herkewitz, Popular Mechanics, 3 June 2016
• Tamir jiggled his soda cup, freeing the ice cubes from their group hug.
  — Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 27 May 2016
• Using tongs, shake the small dishes gently to check if the whites are set; the yolks will jiggle slightly.
  — Sheryl Julian, BostonGlobe.com, 26 Mar. 2018
• If your toilet won’t shut off, try jiggling the handle.
  — Popular Mechanics, 5 Jan. 2018
• The bacon was slightly crispy around the edges, though the strips jiggled like ectoplasm.
  — Andrea Sachs, Washington Post, 20 July 2019
• The door jiggled, which Eldridge believed was the shooter trying to get in.
  — Amanda Seitz, The Seattle Times, 19 Nov. 2018
• Cheesecakes made with sour cream should jiggle a little more and will have a larger soft spot in the center.
  — Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Sep. 2022
• The jiggling thus induced shifts the fibres around in a process that is, in effect, the opposite of combing.
  — The Economist, 19 Apr. 2018
• The resident believed someone was jiggling the handle of the front door.
  — Andy Attina / Cleveland.com, cleveland.com, 19 July 2017
• Bake until just set: Bake just until the pie no longer jiggles in the center for the most custardy texture.
  — Micah A Leal, Southern Living, 11 Nov. 2023
• When done, edges of cake will be set but center will jiggle a bit when pan is gently shaken.
  — Bhg Test Kitchen, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Feb. 2023
• But here's the crazy thing: My stomach wasn't even really jiggling.
  — Natalie Wall, Redbook, 22 Mar. 2017
• Return pan to oven and bake until the chocolate has puffed up a bit and does not jiggle, and the crumbly top is light golden brown, about 15 to 20 minutes.
  — Rick Nelson, Star Tribune, 19 Aug. 2020
• Bake until the cakes are puffed and the centers jiggle only slightly, 25 to 30 minutes.
  — Christopher Kimball, BostonGlobe.com, 12 June 2019
• People dressed only in body paint and glitter wander and jiggle from bar to bar.
  — Washington Post, 28 Oct. 2017
• No matter how well it’s built or solid, vibrations from your movements or anyone with you will jiggle the scope just enough to drive you crazy.
  — Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 14 Jan. 2024

Last Updated: 7 Dec 2024