wiggle

wiggle

move quickly and irregularly from side to side: The puppy wiggled its tail.; undulating

Not to be confused with:

wriggle – writhe; squirm; to move by twisting and turning the body, as a worm or snake: He tried to wriggle out of the narrow opening.

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wig·gle

 (wĭg′əl)

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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wig′gly adj.

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wiggle

(ˈwɪɡəl)

vb

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

n

1. the act or an instance of wiggling

2. get a wiggle on slang chiefly US to hurry up

[C13: from Middle Low German, Middle Dutch wiggelen]

ˈwiggler n

ˈwiggly adj

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wig•gle

(ˈwɪg əl)

v. -gled, -gling,
n. v.i.

1. to move or go with short, quick, irregular movements from side to side: The puppies wiggled with delight.

v.t.

2. to cause to wiggle; move quickly and irregularly from side to side.

n.

3. a wiggling movement or course.

4. a wiggly line.

Idioms:

get a wiggle on, Informal. to hurry up; get a move on.

[1175–1225; Middle English wiglen]

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wiggle

Past participle: wiggled
Gerund: wiggling

Imperative

wiggle

wiggle

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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

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

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wiggle

verb

To move or proceed with short irregular motions up and down or from side to side:

squiggle, squirm, waggle, worm, wriggle, writhe.

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Translations

يَتَذَبْذَب

vrikke med

wackeln

tortiller

tekergõzik

rugga, vagga

muoveremuoversiondulato

gorītgrozīt

vrikke

oynatmaksallamak

扭动摆动

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 hancheswiggle 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

(ˈwigl) verb

to waggle or wriggle. She wiggled her hips. waggel يَتَذَبْذَب мърдам saracotear kroutit wackeln vrikke med κουνώ, σείω πέρα δώθε menear kõigutama لوليدن heiluttaa tortiller לְהַנִיע हिलना-डुलना klimati, mahati tekergőzik menggoyangkan rugga, vagga dimenare, muovere くねらせる 흔들다 kraipyti grozīt; gorīt menggoyang-goyangkan wiegelenvrikke, sprellekręcić خوځيدل (دچينجي په شان)، كوږ ووږ تلل 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

ˈwiggly adjective

not straight; going up and down, from side to side etc. a wiggly line. waggelrig مُتَذَبْذِب،مُتَلَوٍّ въртелив sinuoso (za)kroucený wackelig bølget 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 kronkelendbølgetkręty كوږ ووږ 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，上下左右摇摆的

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wiggle

vt, vi mover(se); Wiggle your toes..Mueva sus dedos del pie.

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