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Example sentences for "jigged"

Lexicographically close words:
jibing; jibs; jico; jiffy; jigg; jigger; jiggered; jiggers; jiggety; jigging
  1. Paddy jigged around the kid in a half-circle with his sleeve flapping and then flopped into a chair when the record stopped.

  2. Paddy jigged over and said: "Welcome home, Doc.

  3. Her small frame wriggled with emotion, and with imploring eyes she jigged impatiently just in front of me.

  4. Then he leant his chin on his hand and regarded us long and soulfully, yet said he never a word; while we jigged up and down in the dust, grinning bashfully but with expectation.

  5. It buzzed, and hummed, and jigged infernally, as the boy's finger on the strings struck more firmly.

  6. Finally in the very centre of the room was a small fountain with a pond all about it of real water, starred with white water lilies, on the highest jet of which a little god, inflated by air, jigged to the rise and fall of the water.

  7. Nymphs raved, Satyrs danced, and garlanded leopards jigged to one wild inspiration.

  8. On Monday morning Michael jigged through his dressing, jigged downstairs to breakfast, jigged through the meal itself and jigged upstairs to the dining-room to watch for the splendid arrival.

  9. So, even while Michael jigged at his vigil, Nurse was arming the dining-room table for an encounter with greatness.

  10. Soon, however, by a damp frost the plane tree was conquered, and its blobs jigged to November gusts.

  11. The candlelight fluttered and jigged in the seaside room, while Mr. Neech, The Ingoldsby Legends and the oratories of Christchurch became more and more hopelessly confused.

  12. Still, though now scarcely even were human forms discernible upon the decks, the handkerchiefs jigged on for horribly mechanic gestures, as if those who waved them were become automatons through sorrow.

  13. To dancing and jigging herself and Jack fell, and the pots and pans and the wheels and reels began to dance and jig over the floor, and the house jigged also.

  14. Be jigged ef she ain't wuss hit than any on us!

  15. Be jigged ef she don't shake this old town up!

  16. Be jigged ef I don't believe you've got on pantalettes right now.

  17. Be jigged ef your appetite ain't mighty nigh as good as mine," he remarked, whereupon the roan playfully bit at him.

  18. Be jigged ef I don't b'lieve Gabriel is in for it," said Mr. Sanders to himself as he was going back to Shady Dale.

  19. Be jigged if I haven't a mind to," cried Nan, laughing at the African's earnestness.

  20. The floor of the salon was freshly polished, chairs and benches arranged, and a row of little flags strung across the ceiling--they flew and jigged in the draught with all the enthusiasm of family washing.

  21. The wet clothes flapped in her face as she pegged them; danced and jigged on the line, bulged out and twisted.

  22. However, we jigged it to some purpose; for, in eighteen hours and a half, we passed from London to Antwerp.

  23. They soon got the foresail up, jigged and the halliards belayed, and Donald cast off the bow line as the jumbo, or fore-stays'l was run up.

  24. But the crowd still surged, the maskers still jigged and frisked unweariedly.

  25. Robert jigged and skipped in front of her, almost singing his words.

  26. Up their steep sides enormous shadows jigged around the fires.

  27. For the best part of that night the fire flared and smouldered, while the stars wheeled in the black sky above the forest; and still round and round the Mulgars jigged and danced in the glistening snow.

  28. Outside, the treetops shook tremulous black lace across the silver deeps of the sky and jigged with ebony boughs upon the circle of the moon.

  29. Edie jigged on the inside, and Alfie, to whom had been intrusted the great responsibility of the tickets, walked along the extreme edge of the curb, occasionally jolting down with excitement into the frozen gutter.

  30. Jenny was becoming conscious of the wire from which she was suspended for the world's gaze, jigged hither and thither and sometimes allowed to fall with a flop when fate desired a new toy.


  31. The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "jigged" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.