jiggly

Quivering when touched

Jiggly describes something that jiggles—shaking or wobbling with small, quick movements.

The word typically applies to soft, gelatinous substances or flesh: jiggly Jell-O, jiggly thighs.

It carries a playful, slightly childish tone and often appears in descriptions of desserts or body parts that bounce when moved.

texture

gelatinous

Viscous and semisolid

squishySoft and easily compressed
softYielding to touch
wobblyTending to teeter

springy · rubbery · gooey · spongy · supple · pliable · yielding · mushy · flabby · blancmange

movement

wobbly

Tending to teeter

shakyTrembling or unstable
quiveringShaking slightly and rapidly
tremblingInvoluntary shaking motion

wiggling · bouncy · oscillating · vibrating · swaying · bobbing · undulating · rippling · quaking · teetering

playful

bouncy

Tends to rebound

gigglyProne to tittering
sillyFrivolous or absurd
funAmusement or pleasure

wiggly · cute · whimsical · lighthearted · frisky · animated · lively · spirited · bubbly · perky

Categories

shaky thingsshaky, quivering, tremulous, shivering, quaking
gelatinousgel, gelatin, jelly, Jell-O, aspic
cartoon traitsrubbery, goofy, bug-eyed, slapstick, zany
dessert qualitiessweet, creamy, rich, decadent, indulgent
texturessmoothness, smooth, soft, rough, roughness
Undercookedraw, rare, underdone, underbaked, uncooked

Opposites

physical stability/rigidity

jigglyfirm

Solid or resolute

solid · rigid · stiff · hard · sturdy

movement quality

jigglystill

Unmoving, or continuing

motionless · steady · stable · stationary · unmoving

Phrases

jiggly texture

Family

jiggle, jiggled, jiggling, jigger, jiggles, jigglier

Familiarity: Top 100,000
Profile: Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G