wiggle
verb (used without object)
to move or go with short, quick, irregular movements from side to side.
was wiggling
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past progressiveof wiggle.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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He picks up the story of his tongue: “They laid it out there and it was wiggling around,” he says, grinning before turning serious again.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2026
It seemed like old times for about an hour inside Pauley Pavilion, and not just because Bill Walton was wiggling his fingers at a courtside camera and Russell Westbrook was tossing T-shirts into the crowd.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 2, 2021
Simultaneously his feet would move in a way that suggested he was wiggling his toes in his shoes.
From Golf Digest ● Jul. 8, 2019
“It was no longer a novelty. It wasn’t cute. It wasn’t simple. Somebody didn’t like it. Elvis was wiggling his hips again.”
From Seattle Times ● May 3, 2017
Before she reached the house, she realized that the shell of the egg was wiggling.
From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill
