jig
verb/dʒɪɡ/
/dʒɪɡ/
[intransitive, transitive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they jig | /dʒɪɡ/ /dʒɪɡ/ |
| he / she / it jigs | /dʒɪɡz/ /dʒɪɡz/ |
| past simple jigged | /dʒɪɡd/ /dʒɪɡd/ |
| past participle jigged | /dʒɪɡd/ /dʒɪɡd/ |
| -ing form jigging | /ˈdʒɪɡɪŋ/ /ˈdʒɪɡɪŋ/ |
- jig (somebody/something) (+ adv./prep.) to move or to make somebody/something move up and down with short quick movements
- He jigged up and down with excitement.
Word Originmid 16th cent.: of unknown origin.Want to learn more?
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