How to Use jiggle in a Sentence

jiggle

verb
Definition of jigglenext
Synonyms for jigglenext
  • 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 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
  • Munk knows just how to jiggle the handles so a customer falls off the bull without looking too foolish in front of his or her date.
    — Steve Rubenstein, SFChronicle.com, 7 June 2019
  • Bake until edges are set, about 50 to 55 minutes; the center will jiggle just slightly.
    — Kim Sunée, Anchorage Daily News, 16 Apr. 2020
  • When done, the surface should be covered with little bubbles and the whole bar should jiggle as one solid mass with no soupy spots.
    — Nancy Stohs, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 29 Nov. 2019
  • Bake until light golden brown but still jiggles slightly in center, about 30 minutes.
    — Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 19 Nov. 2023

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