wiggly
AmericanEtymology
Origin of wiggly
Example Sentences
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The results mostly resemble viney Art Nouveau type or wiggly psychedelia.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025
"Suddenly through the windscreen I saw this strange wiggly line. It was almost as if someone drunk had been making a drawing on the road. So I photographed it."
From BBC • Feb. 14, 2025
The wiggly appendages sweep the air to detect pheromones that raise alarms, lay trails, and help the insects navigate their social lives.
From Science Magazine • Jun. 13, 2024
“Good morning, babies!” she says with a Fozzie Bear voice, feeding chunks of Pup-peroni to two yowling huskies and a wiggly black lab.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 8, 2024
There were so many small doors opening and closing, closing and opening, and out of those windows came envelopes held by tiny, wiggly stars.
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
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