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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 [ˈwɪg^əl]

vb

to move or cause to move with jerky movements, esp from side to side

n

1. the act or an instance of wiggling

get a wiggle on Slang chiefly US to hurry up

[from Middle Low German, Middle Dutch wiggelen]

wiggler  n

wiggly  adj

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 She wiggled her fingers to attract his attention.

2. squirm, twitch, writhe, shimmy A little worm was wiggling on the pavement.

noun

jerk, shake, twitch, wag, squirm, writhe, jiggle, waggle, shimmy With a wiggle of her hips, she slid out of her skirt.

Translations

wiggle [ˈwɪgl]

A. N → meneo m
to walk with a wiggle → caminar contoneándose

B. VT [+ toes, fingers] → mover(mucho); [+ hips] → contonear, menear

C. VI [person] → contonearse; [hips] → contonearse, menearse

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wiggle [ˈwɪg^əl]

vt [+ finger, toe] → remuer; [+ hips] → rouler

vi

(= wriggle, move) [person] → gigoter; [worm] → se tortiller

n (= wiggling movement) a wiggle of the hips → un roulement de hanches, un tortillement de hanches
wiggle room n → marge f de manœuvre

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wiggle

n → Wackeln nt no pl; give it a wiggle and it might come free → wackeln Sie mal daran, dann geht es vielleicht raus; to get a wiggle on (inf) → Dampf dahintermachen (inf)

vt → wackeln mit; eyebrows → zucken mit

vi → wackeln; (eyebrows) → zucken

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wiggle [ˈwɪgl]

1. n with a wiggle of her hips → ancheggiando

2. vt (fingers, loose tooth) → muovere
to wiggle one's hips → ancheggiare

3. vi (person) → dimenarsi, agitarsi; (worm) → agitarsi, muoversi; (tooth, loose screw) → tentennare

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wiggle [ˈwɪgl]

1. n with a wiggle of her hips → ancheggiando

2. vt (fingers, loose tooth) → muovere
to wiggle one's hips → ancheggiare

3. vi (person) → dimenarsi, agitarsi; (worm) → agitarsi, muoversi; (tooth, loose screw) → tentennare

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wiggle

v wiggle [ˈwigl]

to waggle or wriggle She wiggled her hips. waggel يَتَذَبْذَب мърдам kroutit vrikke med wackeln (mit) κουνώ, σείω πέρα δώθε menear kõigutama لوليدن heiluttaa tortiller (de) לְהַנִיע हिलना-डुलना klimati, mahati tekergőzik menggoyangkan rugga, vagga dimenare, muovere くねらせる 흔들다 kraipyti grozīt; gorīt menggoyang-goyangkan wiegelen vrikke (med), sprelle kręcić saracotear a mişca din (şolduri etc.) покачивать krútiť, vrtieť migati njihati vicka med (på), vrida på แกว่งไปมา sallamak, oynatmak 擺動，扭動 погойдувати(ся), похитувати(ся) بل دینا یا جنبش دینا lắc lư 摆动，扭动

adj wiggly

not straight; going up and down, from side to side etc a wiggly line. waggelrig مُتَذَبْذِب،مُتَلَوٍّ въртелив (za)kroucený bølget wackelig στριφογυριστός ondulado vonklev وول خورد kiemurteleva ondulé גַלִי हिलते-डोलते neravan kígyózó tidak lurus dillandi, vaggandi ondulato くねくねした 흔들거리는 kreivas grīļīgs; greizs berombak-ombak kronkelend bølget kręty sinuoso ondulat волнистый krútivý, otáčavý vijugast njihajući slingrande, vågformig ซึ่งแกว่งไปมา kıvrımlı, dalgalı 彎曲的，上下或左右移動 хвилястий بل کھاتا ہوا lắc lư 弯曲的