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wiggle
[wig-uhl]
verb (used without object)
to move or go with short, quick, irregular movements from side to side.
The puppies wiggled with delight.
verb (used with object)
to cause to wiggle; move quickly and irregularly from side to side.
noun
a wiggling movement or course.
a wiggly line.
a dish of creamed fish or shellfish and peas.
wiggle
/ ˈ·Éɪɡə±ô /
verb
to move or cause to move with jerky movements, esp from side to side
noun
the act or an instance of wiggling
slangÌýto hurry up
Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms
- outwiggle verb (used with object)
- ˈ·É¾±²µ²µ±ô±ð°ù noun
- ˈ·É¾±²µ²µ±ô²â adjective
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of wiggle1
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of wiggle1
Idioms and Phrases
get a wiggle on, to hurry up; get a move on.
If you don't get a wiggle on, we'll miss the first act.
Example Sentences
Your body is wiggling all over the place if you’re not strong.
But Sheinbaum seemed to leave little wiggle room for future negotiations on the explosive issue.
“If you look at a video of a real baby primate, they have the exact same wiggles and imperfections,†says the filmmaker.
The five brightly colored characters helped the crowd to get its “wiggles†out and sang the hit “Party in My Tummy.â€
Maher was blunt, saying that there's very little wiggle room in the wording of the amendment.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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