jigging

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒɪɡɪŋ/

Verb

jigging

1. present participle and gerund of jig

Noun

jigging (plural jiggings)

1. The act of dancing a jig.
   • 1837, “Memoirs of Mirabeau”, in The Westminster Review, volume 26, page 436:

     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 […]

2. (mining) 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.