noun / verb
joggle
JAH-gul/ˈdʒɑːɡl/
A small, jerky movement, or to move in this way.
The towels joggle as the cart rolls over the uneven paving joints.
Etymology
Joggle apparently adds a repeated-action ending to jog in its older sense of shaking up and down. The result describes a series of small shakes or bumps.
More examples
- A sudden joggle of the tray spills a little coffee.
- Try not to joggle my arm while I thread this needle.
- The loose window joggles whenever a truck passes.
Forms
joggle · joggles · joggled · joggling
Similar words
- jiggle
- Jiggle suggests quick, light shaking, often back and forth.
- jerk
- Jerk suggests a sharper, more abrupt movement, often a single one.