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Grammar : Verb
Spell : jig
Phonetic Transcription : dʒɪg

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Définition of jigged

Origin :
  • "lively dance," 1560s, perhaps related to Middle French giguer "to dance," or to the source of German Geige "violin." Meaning "piece of sport, trick" is 1590s, now mainly in phrase the jig is up (first attested 1777 as the jig is over). As a verb from 1580s.
  • As in jiggle : verb bounce up and down
Example sentences :
  • It seemed as if I was dancing in my sleep, but I would not give up and jigged him down.
  • Extract from : « Old Rail Fence Corners » by Various
  • Referring to it, she flushed and jigged on her chair for a saddle beneath her.
  • Extract from : « Lord Ormont and his Aminta, Complete » by George Meredith
  • Robert jigged and skipped in front of her, almost singing his words.
  • Extract from : « The Proud Prince » by Justin Huntly McCarthy
  • Arrived on the bridge, Ted stood still and "jigged" a little as usual.
  • Extract from : « A Christmas Child » by Mrs. Molesworth
  • Be jigged, Silas, ef you don't look like you've seed a ghost!
  • Extract from : « Gabriel Tolliver » by Joel Chandler Harris
  • "Be jigged if I haven't a mind to," cried Nan, laughing at the African's earnestness.
  • Extract from : « Gabriel Tolliver » by Joel Chandler Harris
  • The other one stayed on the ground and jigged about all the time.
  • Extract from : « Citizen Bird » by Mabel Osgood Wright and Elliott Coues
  • Her small frame wriggled with emotion, and with imploring eyes she jigged impatiently just in front of me.
  • Extract from : « Dream Days » by Kenneth Grahame
  • Priscilla jigged all over the house like an excited brown leaf in a breeze.
  • Extract from : « The Camerons of Highboro » by Beth B. Gilchrist
  • However, we jigged it to some purpose; for, in eighteen hours and a half, we passed from London to Antwerp.
  • Extract from : « Olla Podrida » by Frederick Marryat (AKA Captain Marryat)

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