jigging

/ˈd͡ʒɪɡɪŋ/

jigging is the present participle and gerund of jig.

Noun

jigging (plural jiggings)

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 […]1837, “Memoirs of Mirabeau”, in The Westminster Review, volume 26, page 436
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.

jig (third-person singular simple present jigs, present participle jigging, simple past and past participle jigged)

To move briskly, especially as a dance.
- The guests were jigging around on the dance floor.
To move with a skip or rhythm; to move with vibrations or jerks.
- the candle-flame stretched itself tall, and began jigging up and down.1891, Thomas Hardy, Tess of the d'Urbervilles
To fish with a jig.
To sing to the tune of a jig.
- No, my complete master, but to jig off a tune at the tongue’s end, canary to it with your feet, humor it with turning up your eyelids,c. 1595–1596 (date written), William Shakespeare, “Loues Labour’s Lost”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...
To trick or cheat; to cajole; to delude.
- Make thy moan to ballad singers and rhymers ; they'll jig out thy wretchedness and abominations to new tunes1633, Iohn Ford [i.e., John Ford], Loues Sacrifice. A Tragedie […], London: […] I[ohn] B[eale] for Hugh Beeston, […], →OCLC, (please specify the page)
To sort or separate, as ore in a jigger or sieve.

plural	jiggings

What does jigging mean?: Jigging means the act of dancing a jig.
What is jigging the present participle and gerund of?: Jigging is the present participle and gerund of jig.
What part of speech is jigging?: Jigging is a noun.
How do you pronounce jigging?: Jigging is pronounced /ˈd͡ʒɪɡɪŋ/.
What is the plural of jigging?: The plural of jigging is jiggings.

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