jig

Maresca's relief was palpable as he danced a jubilant jig on the touchline.

From Barron's ● Dec. 20, 2025

On “Jaundice,” a stomping upbeat jig with accordion and saxophone reflecting Mr. Ellis’s interest in older folk forms, each drum hit bursts out of the speakers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 2, 2025

But though they’re different in many respects, the two best friends can see right through each other, and there’s a clock ticking until the jig is up.

From Salon ● Apr. 11, 2025

To that end, there’s another even more capable version of the jig in the room next door, a prototype that staff here hope will be even better.

From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2024

Mitt, unconcerned, hopped a little dance, his patented jig, waving madly, legs pumping.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee

He was certainly buzzing with energy as he jigged around the stage at the carmaker's Texas headquarters to rapturous applause, telling the audience that while other shareholder meetings were "snoozefests", Tesla's are "bangers".

From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2025

So his marbles smashed straight while the other boys’ jigged.

From The New Yorker ● Oct. 28, 2019

Apart from during the closing ceremony, that is, where he was a picture of seething malevolence as a Scottish folk band jigged gleefully in front of him, heidrum-hodruming right up in the poor guy's grille.

From The Guardian ● Oct. 1, 2012

Elizabeth, her 90-year-old husband Prince Philip and the other senior royal family members even jigged in time to the strains of "Rule Britannia" as the last vessel carrying an orchestra and drenched singers serenaded her.

From Reuters ● Jun. 4, 2012

Street musicians banged their drums while dancers jigged around the dusty road.

From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer

The steady, rhythmic yank, then drop of the rod tip, makes this an active version of fishing called jigging.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 16, 2023

Through the darkness, I can make out a single figure casting and jigging at the end of the wooden walk.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 18, 2023

Hybrid stripers are fair with live bait and white jigging spoons in the main lake from 25-40’.

From Washington Times ● Jan. 20, 2021

Largemouth bass are fair working jigging spoons, blue/black skirted jigs, diving crankbaits and minnow-like jerk baits on creeks, steep rocky coves, deeper boat docks, and retaining walls near a channel or point.

From Washington Times ● Jan. 20, 2021

With time to kill, I headed east, jigging my route so I could inspect different buildings and shop windows.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu