1
a
: any of several lively springy dances in triple rhythm
b
: music to which a jig may be danced
3
a
: any of several fishing devices that are jerked up and down or drawn through the water
b
: a device used to maintain mechanically the correct positional relationship between a piece of work and the tool or between parts of work during assembly
c
: a device in which crushed ore is concentrated or coal is cleaned by agitating in water
jigged; jigging
1
: to dance in the rapid lively manner of a jig
2
a
: to give a rapid jerky motion to
b
: to separate (a mineral or ore from waste) with a jig
3
: to catch (a fish) with a jig
4
: to machine by means of a jig-controlled tool operation
Examples of jig in a Sentence
Noun
okay, buster, the jig is up
Verb
We jigged to the fiddle music.
the mother could tell that her little boy had to use the bathroom because he was jigging
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Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2025
When the surface bite slows, Zaremba switches to bucktail jigs and Rat-L-Traps, which can be worked deeper.
—Steve Waters, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2025
Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 22 Apr. 2025
However, a Rat-L-Trap can also be jigged vertically, which has a lot of application in saltwater.
—Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 26 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Try for crappie with jigs or minnows.
—Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2025
When the surface bite slows, Zaremba switches to bucktail jigs and Rat-L-Traps, which can be worked deeper.
—Steve Waters, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
The fang gang present themselves as yearning European folk enthusiasts and later as jigging fiends and sometime metalheads.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 22 Apr. 2025
However, a Rat-L-Trap can also be jigged vertically, which has a lot of application in saltwater.
—Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 26 Mar. 2025
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“Jig.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jig. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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jig
1 of 2 noun1
: a lively springy dance
2
: trick entry 1 sense 1, game
—used chiefly in the phrase the jig is up
jig
2 of 2 verb
jigged; jigging
1
: to dance a jig
2
: to jerk up and down or to and fro
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