jiggle
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Should such a particle knock into one of the helium-3 atoms, it would make them all jiggle.
From BBC ● Jun. 16, 2026
"It's this superconducting gel that we're sort of seeing jiggle," von Hoegen says.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 17, 2026
In an AI era when attackers can jiggle every virtual doorknob continuously, human defenders don’t stand a chance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 19, 2026
The Lego conceit proves an ideal format for visually embodying these tunes, as bouncing abstract creations spring and jiggle to musical life.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2024
That thing in my brain started to jiggle loose a little bit more.
From "The Stars Beneath Our Feet" by David Barclay Moore
As your brain jiggles and twists, neurons—the long, cordlike cells that transmit signals in the brain—stretch and fray.
From Slate ● Mar. 17, 2024
We used on-set projectors, we’d then add little shakes and jiggles to get that scintillating effect.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 2, 2024
If you tweak one, the rest jiggles for a while and then comes back to where it was.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 1, 2022
Noise often jiggles the underlying data, but the topology remains the same—revealing robust features of the system.
From Scientific American ● Sep. 26, 2022
Maggie steps back, mouth open, then jiggles the handle.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
"There was an old lady who swallowed a spider that wriggled, and jiggled and tickled inside her..."
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2023
He jiggled the door handle to an office that he believed belonged to Pelosi, but it was locked.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 25, 2022
In a little, wood-paneled room above the pier’s carousel, Jim Harris jiggled a pair of red dice in a loose fist and opened it onto his desk.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 26, 2021
Criminals prefer not to draw attention to themselves, so devices that simply sound alarms if a door is jiggled can be effective deterrents.
From Washington Post ● May 20, 2021
Billy turned on the Magic Fingers, and he was jiggled as he wept.
From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut
Softening rather than stiffening when moving through space requires embracing your body’s natural sway and tiny micro-movements, like an ankle wobbling or knee jiggling.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
For Annette Guest, 73 and from Worcester, everyday occurrences like someone jiggling their leg could be enough to prompt a reaction.
From BBC ● Dec. 13, 2024
Which is why there’s so much debate about whether Ralph Yarl was jiggling the knob or whatever.
From Slate ● Apr. 25, 2023
The feathered and fidgety duo settled into their new pens, their vibrant red wattles jiggling with every step, a stark contrast to their icy pale faces.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 24, 2022
I moved out of his way, and he took a turn at jiggling and wriggling the drawer.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
