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Joggled vs Jiggled - What's the difference?

joggled | jiggled |

As verbs the difference between joggled and jiggled

is that joggled is (joggle) while jiggled is (jiggle).

joggled

English

Verb

(head)
  • (joggle)

  • joggle

    English

    Verb

    (joggl)
  • To shake slightly; to push suddenly but slightly, so as to cause to shake or totter; to jostle; to jog.
  • To shake or totter; to slip out of place.
  • To jog or run while juggling.
  • (architecture) To join by means of joggles, so as to prevent sliding apart; sometimes, loosely, to dowel.
  • * Gwilt
  • The struts of a roof are joggled into the truss posts.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (engineering) A step formed in material by two adjacent reverse bends.
  • (architecture) A notch or tooth in the joining surface of any piece of building material to prevent slipping.
  • jiggled

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (jiggle)

  • 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