“jiffle”的英文意思_释义_用法

单词

jiffle

释义

jiffle, v. Now dial.|ˈdʒɪf(ə)l|
[Origin obscure: cf. juffle v.]
intr. To shuffle, to fidget. Also as n.
1674Fairfax Bulk & Selv. 134 Jogging on in a jiffling way, they lag behind at every bearing, as they come up more or less at every jetting.1799W. Taylor in Monthly Mag. VII. 139 You limp'd and jiffled for a long while after.1825–80Jamieson, To jiffle, to shuffle. Perths.1877N.W. Linc. Gloss., Jiffle, to fidget.1895E. Anglian Gloss., Jiffling, fidgety.1963S. Marshall Exper. in Educ. iii. 93, I have usually been aware of a discreet rustling (and jiffling) among my audience, and..little note-books and pencils have appeared.1968G. J. Barrett Guilty, be Damned! ix. 104 Fenton's stomach squirmed, and he jiffled in his seat.1971B. W. Aldiss Soldier Erect 13 Ann was working our gramophone,..and Sylvia was standing beside her, jiffling to the tunes.Ibid., I prowled round the perimeter of the little conversations, attracted by Sylvia's jiffle.

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