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jigging

  • /ˈd͡ʒɪɡɪŋ/

Rhymes with -ɪɡɪŋ

verb

  1. gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of jig

noun jiggings

  1. The act of dancing a jig. There are to whom the gods, in their bounty, give glory: but far oftener it is given in wrath, as a curse and a poison; disturbing the whole inner health and industry of the man; leading onward through dizzy staggerings and tarantula jiggings […]
  2. The act of using a jig; the act of separating ore with a jigger, or wire-bottomed sieve, which is moved up and down in water.

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@misc{jigging_2026,
  title = {jigging},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/jigging},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}