How to Use jiggle in a Sentence

jiggle

verb
  • Try to avoid jiggling the camera.
  • His belly jiggled like a bowlful of jelly.
  • 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
  • When all the broth has been added, jiggle the pan so the rice is in an even layer.
    — Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 11 Apr. 2024
  • The pie will be mostly set but still jiggle a bit in the center.
    — Becky Krystal, Washington Post, 14 Nov. 2019
  • And if that seems too rapid, third and fourth techniques just kind of jiggle the lock open.
    — Sarah Rense, Esquire, 6 June 2017
  • Every part of me that can jiggle is now jiggling.
    — Sophie Ansari, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Every part of me that can jiggle is now jiggling.
    — Jessica Wang, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Sep. 2025
  • The cheesecake should be firm on the edges but still jiggle in the center.
    — Tyler Florence, House Beautiful, 1 Mar. 2013
  • The board began to shake and flash purple; my whole body jiggled.
    — Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Tamir jiggled his soda cup, freeing the ice cubes from their group hug.
    — Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 27 May 2016
  • Your apps should start jiggling, and a tiny plus sign will appear in the top corner.
    — Tatum Hunter, Washington Post, 7 June 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
  • To get started, just press and hold a blank space on your home screen until the apps start to jiggle.
    — Brian Barrett, WIRED, 10 Oct. 2020
  • 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
  • One, the drugs, can jiggle things and make life less stable and dangerous.
    — Laura Washington, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2025
  • 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
  • As the sun streamed through the windows of the court building, the lawyer let out a long sigh and jiggled his leg.
    — Charlotte Alter, Time, 19 Nov. 2025
  • Fidget in your chair (any movement, like jiggling your leg or tapping your foot).
    — Heather Jones, Verywell Health, 4 Jan. 2025
  • 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
  • People dressed only in body paint and glitter wander and jiggle from bar to bar.
    — Washington Post, 28 Oct. 2017
  • 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
  • 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 bacon was slightly crispy around the edges, though the strips jiggled like ectoplasm.
    — Andrea Sachs, Washington Post, 20 July 2019
  • 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
  • Bake until pudding is very firm and no longer jiggles, about 45 minutes.
    — Chronicle Staff, San Francisco Chronicle, 11 June 2018
  • Portale also points out that the mattress doesn’t squeak or jiggle when her cat jumps on the bed in the middle of the night.
    — Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 19 Mar. 2026
  • Like many spawn of the ’80s and ’90s, my own childhood jiggled and wobbled.
    — Mackenzie Chung Fegan, Bon Appétit, 17 Oct. 2023
  • The door jiggled, which Eldridge believed was the shooter trying to get in.
    — Amanda Seitz, The Seattle Times, 19 Nov. 2018

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