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Date: 1800-1900
Origin: JIG2

jiggle

 verb
     
jig‧gle [intransitive and transitive]
to make something move from side to side or up and down with short quick movements, or to move like this:
She jiggled the handle of the pram to make the baby stop crying.
'Wake up,' he said, jiggling up and down on the bed.
Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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