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wig·gle  (wgl)

v. wig·gled, wig·gling, wig·gles

v.intr.

1. To move back and forth with quick irregular motions: The gelatin wiggled on the plate.

2.

a. To move or proceed with a twisting or turning motion; wriggle: wiggled restlessly in her chair; wiggled through the crowd.

b. To insinuate or extricate oneself by sly or subtle means: wiggled out of a social engagement.

v.tr.

1. To cause to move back and forth with quick irregular motions: wiggle a loose tooth.

2. To make (one's way, for example) by or as if by wiggling: The pitcher wiggled his way out of a jam.

n.

A wiggling movement or course.

Idiom:

get a wiggle on Slang

To hurry or hurry up.

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[Middle English wiglen, probably from Middle Low German wiggelen, to totter; see wegh- in Indo-European roots.]

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wiggly adj.

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wiggle

Verb

[-gling, -gled]

to move with jerky movements from side to side or up and down: she wiggled her toes in the cool water

Noun

a wiggling movement or walk [Middle Low German, Middle Dutch wiggelen]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	wiggle - the act of wiggling squirm, wriggle movement, motility, motion, move - a change of position that does not entail a change of location; "the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise"; "movement is a sign of life"; "an impatient move of his hand"; "gastrointestinal motility"
Verb	1.	wiggle - move to and fro; "Don't jiggle your finger while the nurse is putting on the bandage!" jiggle, joggle shake, agitate - move or cause to move back and forth; "The chemist shook the flask vigorously"; "My hands were shaking" wag, waggle - move from side to side; "The happy dog wagged his tail"

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wiggle

verb 1. jerk, shake, twitch, wag, jiggle, waggle

2. squirm, twitch, writhe, shimmy

noun 3. jerk, shake, twitch, wag, squirm, writhe, jiggle, waggle, shimmy

Translations

wiggle [ˈwɪgl] vt → menear

vi → menearse

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wiggle [ˈwɪgl] vt → agiter, remuer

vi [loose screw etc] → branler; [worm] → se tortiller

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wiggle [ˈwɪgl] vt → wackeln mit

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wiggle [ˈwɪgl] vt → dimenare, agitare

vi [loose screw etc] → traballare; [worm] → torcersi