jiggle
/ˈdʒɪɡl/verb
उच्चारण जिगल
हिलाना, हिलना, झटके से इधर-उधर करना
Core word
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[I, T] ~ (sth) (about/around) informal
to move or make something move up and down or from side to side with short quick movements
हिलाना, हिलना, झटके से इधर-उधर करना
- He jiggled the key in the lock until the door opened.
- Stop jiggling about in your seat!
- Jiggle the handle gently and the door should open.
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- The baby jiggled her toy to make it rattle.
- The bridge began to jiggle as the crowd walked across.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
jiggle (transitive)
Used with an object, jiggle means to move something up and down or from side to side in short quick movements.
Object के साथ 'jiggle' का अर्थ किसी चीज़ को छोटे, तेज़ झटकों से हिलाना है।
- Jiggle the key until the lock opens.
- She jiggled the baby on her knee.
jiggle (intransitive)
Without an object, it means that something moves in this way by itself.
Object के बिना इसका अर्थ है कि कोई चीज़ अपने आप इस तरह हिलती है।
- The jelly jiggled on the plate.
jiggle + about / around
About or around adds the idea of moving in no fixed direction.
'About' या 'around' जोड़ने से बिना निश्चित दिशा के हिलने का भाव आता है।
- Stop jiggling about, Aman, and sit still.
jiggle (noun)
As a noun, a jiggle is a small, quick shake, often used with give.
Noun के रूप में 'jiggle' एक छोटा, तेज़ झटका है, जो प्रायः 'give' के साथ आता है।
- Give the handle a jiggle and it will come off.
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jiggle + noun
handlekeylockwireleg
- He jiggled the wire until the bulb lit up.
adverb + jiggle
gentlyslightlynervouslyimpatiently
- She jiggled her foot nervously before the viva.
verb + a jiggle
giveneedtryfeel
- The old tap needs a jiggle before it works.
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- The bus rattled over the bridge and made the windows jiggle.
बस पुल पर खड़खड़ाती हुई गुज़री और खिड़कियाँ हिलने लगीं।
- Radhika jiggled the plug to make the charger work.
राधिका ने चार्जर चलाने के लिए प्लग को हिलाया।
- The little boy jiggled with excitement before the cricket match.
क्रिकेट मैच से पहले छोटा लड़का उत्साह से मचल रहा था।
- The jelly jiggled when the table was bumped.
मेज़ से टकराने पर जेली थिरक उठी।
- He jiggled the coins in his pocket while he waited.
प्रतीक्षा करते समय वह जेब में रखे सिक्कों को खनखनाता रहा।
- The dancer's bangles jiggled with every step.
नर्तकी के कंगन हर कदम पर खनकते रहे।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ She jiggled with the door handle.
✓ She jiggled the door handle.
Jiggle is transitive; no preposition is needed before the object.
'Jiggle' सकर्मक क्रिया है; object से पहले preposition नहीं लगता।
✗ He has been jiggling the key since ten minutes.
✓ He has been jiggling the key for ten minutes.
Use for with a length of time and since with a starting point.
अवधि के साथ 'for' और आरंभ-बिंदु के साथ 'since' आता है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Jiggle, shake and wobble all describe quick movement, but the size of the movement differs.
Jiggle, shake और wobble तेज़ हलचल बताते हैं, पर हलचल की मात्रा अलग है।
Stronger, larger movements, often back and forth.
अधिक ज़ोरदार और बड़ी हलचल।
- Shake the bottle well.
Unsteady side-to-side movement of something that should be steady.
किसी स्थिर चीज़ का अस्थिर ढंग से इधर-उधर हिलना।
- The table wobbles on this floor.