Jiggle vs Higgle - What's the difference?
jiggle | higgle |
To shake something gently; to rattle or wiggle.
To shake, rattle, or wiggle.
(archaic) To hawk or peddle provisions.
(archaic) To wrangle (over a price, terms of an agreement, etc.)
As verbs the difference between jiggle and higgle
is that jiggle is to shake something gently; to rattle or wiggle while higgle is (archaic) to hawk or peddle provisions.As a noun jiggle
is a weak, shaking movement.jiggle
English
Verb
(jiggl)- Jiggle the handle and see if the water stops.
- The jelly jiggled in the bowl for a few moments after it was set down.
Derived terms
* jigglyhiggle
English
Verb
(higgl)- To truck and higgle for a private good. — Emerson.
