wiggle
[ wig-uhl ]
/ ˈwɪg əl /
verb (used without object), wig·gled, wig·gling.
to move or go with short, quick, irregular movements from side to side: The puppies wiggled with delight.
verb (used with object), wig·gled, wig·gling.
to cause to wiggle; move quickly and irregularly from side to side.
noun
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Idioms for wiggle
get a wiggle on, Informal. to hurry up; get a move on: If you don't get a wiggle on, we'll miss the first act.
Origin of wiggle
1175–1225; Middle English wiglen; akin to Old English wegan to move, wēg motion, wicga insect; compare Norwegian vigla to totter, frequentative of vigga to rock oneself, Dutch, Low German wiggelen
OTHER WORDS FROM wiggle
outwiggle, verb (used with object), out·wig·gled, out·wig·gling.Dictionary.com Unabridged
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British Dictionary definitions for wiggle
wiggle
/ (ˈwɪɡəl) /
verb
to move or cause to move with jerky movements, esp from side to side
noun
the act or an instance of wiggling
get a wiggle on slang, mainly US to hurry up
Derived forms of wiggle
wiggler, nounwiggly, adjectiveWord Origin for wiggle
C13: from Middle Low German, Middle Dutch wiggelen
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