Synonyms of jiggling

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noun

as in shaking

a series of slight movements by a body back and forth or from side to side

the nerve-rattling jiggling we got when we drove over the railroad tracks

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shaking
• twitching
• vibration
• trembling
• quivering
• shivering
• shuddering
• tremor
• oscillation
• rocking
• shake
• tremble
• twitch
• shudder
• quaking
• quiver
• jiggle
• juddering
• shiver
• palpitation

jiggling

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adjective

as in jiggly

Synonyms & Similar Words

• jiggly
• rickety
• tottering
• doddering
• teetering
• precarious
• tottery
• infirm
• doddery
• insecure
• wobbly
• lopsided
• staggery
• uneven
• awry
• tipsy
• askew
• shaky
• wonky
• tippy
• unsound
• rocky
• cockeyed
• wabbly
• off-kilter
• unbalanced
• wavery
• unstable
• unsteady

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• steady
• stable
• balanced
• stabilized
• substantial
• even
• level
• straight
• sound
• equilibrated
• sturdy

jiggling

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verb

present participle of jiggle

1

as in jerking

to make a series of small irregular or violent movements

the gelatin salad continued to jiggle after she set it on the table

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shaking
• jerking
• shuddering
• vibrating
• quivering
• trembling
• shivering
• wobbling
• swaying
• twitching
• quaking
• jouncing
• convulsing
• jolting
• agitating
• juddering
• wabbling
• swinging
• flickering
• joggling
• rocking
• throbbing
• waving
• fluttering
• bucketing
• chattering
• quavering
• thrilling
• fluctuating
• oscillating
• pulsing
• wavering
• pulsating
• undulating
• palpitating
• doddering
• pitter-pattering
• beating
• pit-a-patting

2

as in fidgeting

to make jerky or restless movements

the applicant's knees constantly jiggled, betraying her nervousness

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fidgeting
• twitching
• tossing
• squirming
• jerking
• wiggling
• twisting
• fiddling
• trembling
• writhing
• shaking
• shivering
• jigging
• wriggling
• quivering
• squiggling
• threshing
• thrashing
• fluttering
• shuddering
• flitting
• quaking
• twittering
• pacing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• resting
• relaxing
• unwinding
• calming (down)
• stilling