jiggle

verb (used with or without object), jig·gled, jig·gling.

1. to move up and down or to and fro with short, quick jerks.

noun

2. a jiggling movement.

verb

1. to move or cause to move up and down or to and fro with a short jerky motionto jiggle the door handle

noun

2. a short jerky motion

v.

1836, from jig (q.v.) + -le, frequentative suffix. Related: Jiggled; jiggling. As a noun, from 1840.