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wiggle
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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.

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

wiggly adj.

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]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.wigglewiggle - the act of wiggling
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"
Verb1.wigglewiggle - move to and fro; "Don't jiggle your finger while the nurse is putting on the bandage!"
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"

wiggle
Translations
Spanish wiggle [ˈwɪgl] vtmenear
vimenearse

French wiggle [ˈwɪgl] vtagiter, remuer
vi [loose screw etc] → branler; [worm] → se tortiller

German wiggle [ˈwɪgl] vtwackeln mit
Italian wiggle [ˈwɪgl] vtdimenare, agitare
vi [loose screw etc] → traballare; [worm] → torcersi

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