wiggly
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Origin of wiggly
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It’s easy to adore the star in the mid-to-late 1950s when he’s young and svelte, scandalizing and delighting America with his wiggly hips, popularizing a new sound dubbed rock ‘n’ roll.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 24, 2026
Teaching first grade always has involved dealing with wiggly and talkative kids, but it hasn’t always been quite like this, Quinn said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 17, 2026
"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
Sure enough, though the other arrows followed no particular pattern, the wiggly arrows all directed him toward the same door—the one whose wiggly arrow pointed straight ahead.
From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart
You better get a bit wigglier wiggle on you if you wants some dinner, anyhow,’ ses he, an’ off he pops.
From Old Hendrik's Tales by Vaughan, Arthur Owen
But after the hoop-shaped gorge at the base of Mount Çökelez, in the broad, lower valley where the Meander is at its wiggliest, Seal's anxieties vanish just as the water gets salty.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 6, 2012
If you’ve done this before, you probably know that the wiggliest kid can only keep their butt on the carpet for about thirty seconds.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
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