jiggled
Moved with wiggles
Jiggled is the past tense of jiggle, meaning to shake or move with quick, small, irregular motions.
You might jiggle a key in a stubborn lock, jiggle a handle to get it working, or notice something jiggled when bumped: She jiggled the doorknob but it wouldn't turn.
The table jiggled when he sat down.
Moved with instability
- shookVibrated or trembled
- vibratedMoved with rapid oscillation
- quiveredShook with slight tremors
- trembledShook involuntarily
bounced · swayed · rocked · oscillated · undulated · shimmied · rattled · juddered
Returned after hitting surface
- wobbledMoved with instability
- shookVibrated or trembled
- trembledShook involuntarily
- quiveredShook with slight tremors
rippled · swayed · undulated · flapped · flopped · belly · thighs · cheeks
Moved restlessly from unease
- twitchedMoved with sudden jerk
- squirmedWriggled from discomfort
- trembledShook involuntarily
- shookVibrated or trembled
fretted · quivered · shifted · fumbled · restless · anxious · agitated · uneasy
wobbled
Moved with instability
trembled · bounced · swayed · rocked · oscillated · undulated · shimmied · rattled · juddered · jolted
bounced
Returned after hitting surface
quivered · rippled · swayed · undulated · flapped · flopped · belly · thighs · cheeks · arms
fidgeted
Moved restlessly from unease
shook · fretted · quivered · shifted · fumbled · restless · anxious · agitated · uneasy · edgy
rattled
Disturbed and unsettled
flopped · sagged · shifted · slipped · unstable · unsteady · slack · unfastened · unsecured · detached
wiggled
Moved with twisting motions
teased · squirmed · jostled · nudged · poked · prodded · waggled · bobbled · fiddled · twitched