different between jiggle vs jiggler

English

Etymology

From jig +? -le (frequentative suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?d????l/
• Rhymes: -???l

Noun

jiggle (plural jiggles)

1. a weak, shaking movement.

   Give the key a jiggle and see if it opens.

Verb

jiggle (third-person singular simple present jiggles, present participle jiggling, simple past and past participle jiggled)

1. (transitive) To shake something gently; to rattle or wiggle.

   Jiggle the handle and see if the water stops.

2. (intransitive) To shake, rattle, or wiggle.

   The jelly jiggled in the bowl for a few moments after it was set down.

Derived terms

• jiggly

Translations

English

Etymology

jiggle +? -er

Pronunciation

Noun

jiggler (plural jigglers)

1. Someone or something that jiggles.
2. (slang) A key, now especially a car key, that has been partially ground down so that it will open many locks.
   • 1937, Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

     This may be accomplished by means of jiggler keys used for opening door locks. Such keys are of two types: those for opening locks having two sets of tumblers, and those for opening locks having only one set.

   • 2011, Seattle Meth and Car Theft (page 120)

     I knew about the whole key “jigglers.” Basically, random car keys are shaved down with a file, rounding out sharp edges.