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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

wiggle [ˈwɪgl] vt → agiter, remuer

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

wiggle [ˈwɪgl] vt → wackeln mit

wiggle [ˈwɪgl] vt → dimenare, agitare

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

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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 keikutella tortiller (de) לְהַנִיע हिलना-डुलना klimati, mahati tekergőzik menggoyangkan rugga, vagga dimenare, muovere くねらせる ...을 흔들다; 흔들리다 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 ˈwiggly

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 (몸을) 비꼬는; 오르락내리락하는 kreivas grīļīgs; greizs berombak-ombak kronkelend bølget kręty sinuoso ondulat волнистый krútivý, otáčavý vijugast njihajući slingrande, vågformig ซึ่งแกว่งไปมา kıvrımlı, dalgalı 彎曲的 хвилястий بل کھاتا ہوا lắc lư 弯曲的