wiggle
verb (used without object)
to move or go with short, quick, irregular movements from side to side.
is wiggling
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present progressiveof wiggle (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Your body is wiggling all over the place if you’re not strong.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2025
Cal’s athletic department also is wiggling out of a financial bind that some might say is largely of its own making.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2022
In a blue rowhouse in the District’s Eastern Market, Tiara is wiggling her hips and singing along throatily with 21 other black youths.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 19, 2017
Would you rather be unable to scratch an itch or unable to see what is wiggling in the bottom of your sleeping bag?
From Washington Post ● Nov. 23, 2016
‘Which of you foulpesters is wiggling my arm?’ he bellowed.
From "The BFG" by Roald Dahl
