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wiggle

verb
/ˈwɪɡəl/

Etymology

From Middle English wiglen, probably from Middle Dutch wigelen (“to wiggle”) and perhaps Middle Low German wigelen, frequentative of wiegen (“to rock”), from wiege (“cradle”). See wain, and Dutch wieg (“cradle”). Cognate to Dutch wiggelen (“to wiggle”), Low German wiggeln (“to wiggle”).

  1. derived from wigelen
  2. derived from wigelen
  3. inherited from wiglen

Definitions

  1. To move with irregular, back and forward or side to side motions

    To move with irregular, back and forward or side to side motions; to shake or jiggle.

    • Her hips wiggle as she walks.
    • The jelly wiggles on the plate when you move it.
    • I'll make ya bump, hump, wiggle and shake your rump

  2. A rapid movement in alternating opposite directions, not necessarily regular.

    • She walked with a sexy wiggle.

  3. An alternating state or characteristic.

  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. See wiggles.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA