How to pronounce "jig"

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Phonetic Breakdown of "jig"

Learn how to break down "jig" into its phonetic components. Understanding syllables and phonetics helps with pronunciation, spelling, and language learning.

Standard Phonetic Pronunciation:

/d͡ʒɪɡ/
Phonetic representation based on standard dictionaries

IPA Phonetic Pronunciation:

JH IH1 G
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Pronunciation Tips:

  • Stress the first syllable
  • Pay attention to vowel sounds
  • Practice each syllable separately

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Definition of "jig"

Pronunciation: /d͡ʒɪɡ/

Noun

  • A light, brisk musical movement; a gigue.
  • A lively dance in 6/8 (double jig), 9/8 (slip jig) or 12/8 (single jig) time; a tune suitable for such a dance. By extension, a lively traditional tune in any of these time signatures. Unqualified, the term is usually taken to refer to a double (6/8) jig.
    Example: "They danced a jig."
  • (traditional English Morris dancing) A dance performed by one or sometimes two individual dancers, as opposed to a dance performed by a set or team.
  • A type of lure consisting of a hook molded into a weight, usually with a bright or colorful body.
  • A device in manufacturing, woodworking, or other creative endeavors for controlling the location, path of movement, or both of either a workpiece or the tool that is operating upon it. Subsets of this general class include machining jigs, woodworking jigs, welders' jigs, jewelers' jigs, and many others.
    Example: "Cutting circles out of pinewood is best done with a compass-style jig."
  • An apparatus or machine for jigging ore.
  • A light, humorous piece of writing, especially in rhyme; a farce in verse; a ballad.
  • A trick; a prank.

Verb

  • To move briskly, especially as a dance.
    Example: "The guests were jigging around on the dance floor."
  • To move with a skip or rhythm; to move with vibrations or jerks.
  • To fish with a jig.
  • To sing to the tune of a jig.
  • To trick or cheat; to cajole; to delude.
  • To sort or separate, as ore in a jigger or sieve.
  • To cut or form, as a piece of metal, in a jigging machine.
Pronunciation: /d͡ʒɪɡ/

Noun

  • A black person.

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