jiggle

jiggle
1. transitive verb
rütteln an, wackeln an (+ Dat.)
2. intransitive verb
rütteln; wackeln
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['‹iɡl]
verb
(to (cause to) jump (about) or move jerkily: The television picture kept jiggling up and down.) wackeln
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jig·gle
[ˈʤɪgl̩]
I. vt
to \jiggle sth mit etw dat wackeln
stop jiggling your leg — it's making me nervous zappel nicht so mit den Beinen — das macht mich ganz nervös
if the door won't open, try jiggling the key in the lock wenn sich die Tür nicht öffnen lässt, versuch's mal damit, dass du den Schlüssel im Schloss hin und her bewegst
to \jiggle sth about etw schütteln
he \jiggled some loose coins about in his pocket er klapperte mit ein paar losen Münzen in seiner Tasche
II. vi wippen, hüpfen
his eyebrows \jiggled up and down in amusement amüsiert zuckte er mit den Augenbrauen
III. n Rütteln nt; of a limb Zucken nt, Zappeln nt
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['dZɪgl]
1. vt
wackeln mit; door handle rütteln an (+dat)
2. vi
herumzappeln
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jiggle [ˈdʒıɡl]
A v/t
a) wackeln mit
b) schütteln
c) rütteln an (dat)
B v/i wackeln
* * *
1. transitive verb
rütteln an, wackeln an (+ Dat.)
2. intransitive verb
rütteln; wackeln
* * *
v.
rütteln v.

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