wiggler

[wig-ler]

noun

1. a person or thing that wiggles.

2. wriggler.

3. Southern U.S.,  an earthworm.

Word History and Origins

Origin of wiggler¹

First recorded in 1890–95; wiggle + -er ¹

Example Sentences

The spherical ones fully covered with cilia tended to be wigglers.

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All agree that the worst thing people can do is buy a pound of red wiggler worms and throw them in your garden bed.

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Wriggly, voracious Eisenia fetida — red wiggler worms — could be the new livestock for Southern California gardeners ... if only they were easier to find.

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Red wiggler worms are challenging to find locally.

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In particular, special composting worms called red wigglers.

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