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Jiggle vs Higgle - What's the difference?

jiggle | higgle |

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

Noun

(en noun)
  • a weak, shaking movement.
  • Give the key a jiggle and see if it opens.

    Verb

    (jiggl)
  • To shake something gently; to rattle or wiggle.
  • Jiggle the handle and see if the water stops.
  • To shake, rattle, or wiggle.
  • The jelly jiggled in the bowl for a few moments after it was set down.

    Derived terms

    * jiggly

    higgle

    English

    Verb

    (higgl)
  • (archaic) To hawk or peddle provisions.
  • (archaic) To wrangle (over a price, terms of an agreement, etc.)
  • To truck and higgle for a private good. — Emerson.

    Synonyms

    * haggle, wrangle, chaffer, huckster.

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