jiggle

Example Sentences

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What matters is how fast we deploy digital defenders to jiggle those doorknobs—and tighten them—beforehand.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026

One could be to vibrate the oxygen-making machine device, which might jiggle the bubbles free.

From BBC • Jan. 23, 2025

Some attendees’ legs jiggle dramatically as they adjust to the board’s movement.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 24, 2024

When atoms in a lattice jiggle together, the collective excitation is known as a phonon.

From Science Daily • Nov. 28, 2023

I pop the last four chicken nuggets into the toaster and jiggle the broken lever until it stays in the down position.

From "The Benefits of Being an Octopus" by Ann Braden