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wiggling

  • present participle of wiggle.

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Maybe wiggling about a bit will throw off the kicker.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 7, 2026

“Nooo,” comes a shout from the back of the room, a solo red paddle wiggling.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 26, 2026

You can bet that most Americans, meanwhile, will be wiggling their hips to “Dákiti.”

From Salon Oct. 15, 2025

When Noland awoke from the surgery which installed the device, he said he was initially able to control a cursor on a screen by thinking about wiggling his fingers.

From BBC Mar. 22, 2025

The box’s atoms are wiggling around, and they will bump the banana’s atoms and set them in motion again.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife