jig

So she did an uncomfortable sort of jig before walking off the set and leaving the band stranded.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 2, 2026

Maresca's relief was palpable as he danced a jubilant jig on the touchline.

From Barron's ● Dec. 20, 2025

On “Jaundice,” a stomping upbeat jig with accordion and saxophone reflecting Mr. Ellis’s interest in older folk forms, each drum hit bursts out of the speakers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 2, 2025

But though they’re different in many respects, the two best friends can see right through each other, and there’s a clock ticking until the jig is up.

From Salon ● Apr. 11, 2025

I’m doing a little jig in my room when Muhammad sticks his head in and says, “But what about this?”

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali

He was certainly buzzing with energy as he jigged around the stage at the carmaker's Texas headquarters to rapturous applause, telling the audience that while other shareholder meetings were "snoozefests", Tesla's are "bangers".

From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2025

So his marbles smashed straight while the other boys’ jigged.

From The New Yorker ● Oct. 28, 2019

GMT16:46 87 min: Bolasie has just danced and jigged his way past both Jones and Watmore.

From The Guardian ● Nov. 23, 2015

Elizabeth, her 90-year-old husband Prince Philip and the other senior royal family members even jigged in time to the strains of "Rule Britannia" as the last vessel carrying an orchestra and drenched singers serenaded her.

From Reuters ● Jun. 4, 2012

Grandma jigged just a little minute more, then she stopped.

From "Little House in the Big Woods" by Laura Ingalls Wilder

The steady, rhythmic yank, then drop of the rod tip, makes this an active version of fishing called jigging.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 16, 2023

Through the darkness, I can make out a single figure casting and jigging at the end of the wooden walk.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 18, 2023

White bass and hybrids are good with live bait, white and chartreuse slabs, and jigging spoons in 20-40’ on main lake flats, slopes, ridges, and humps.

From Washington Times ● Jan. 13, 2021

White bass are fair with slabs or jigging spoons working main lake channel, drop-offs, and humps.

From Washington Times ● Jan. 13, 2021

Hamilton's laugh came out of him like a coiled spring jigging up and down.

From "Hole in My Life" by Jack Gantos