Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

jigging

/ˈd͡ʒɪɡɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.04 in modern English

Syllables: jig-ging
IPA: /ˈd͡ʒɪɡɪŋ/

17

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of jig

noun

The act of dancing a jig.

noun

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.

Example Sentences

"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 […]"

Inflected Forms

jiggings (plural)

Derived Forms

jiggingly

Rhymes With

digging rigging running rigging standing rigging frigging gigging pigging swigging wigging rejigging

Questions

How do you pronounce jigging?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈd͡ʒɪɡɪŋ/.
What does jigging mean?: present participle and gerund of jig

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