I. ˈwigəl verb
( wiggled ; wiggled ; wiggling -g(ə)liŋ ; wiggles )
Etymology: Middle English wiglen, wigelen, of Low German or Dutch origin; akin to Middle Low German wiggelen to totter, reel, MFlemish wigelen to totter, reel, rock, Middle Dutch wiege cradle; akin to Old High German wiga cradle, Old English wegan to move — more at way
intransitive verb
1. : to move back and forth or up and down with quick jerky or shaking motions : jiggle , oscillate
a compass needle wiggling crazily
the screen … image wiggles — M.C.Faught
high heels that make a woman wiggle … when she walks — Wolcott Gibbs
2. : to proceed with twisting and turning movements : wriggle , worm
wiggle through a crowd
has an unimaginable gift of wiggling in wherever he wants to — O.W.Holmes †1935
transitive verb
: to cause to wiggle
wiggled his eyebrows — John Fountain
found his toe and wiggled it — Winifred Bambrick
II. noun
( -s )
1. : the motion of one that wiggles
she was all smiles … and wiggles coming down the broad stairs — Calvin Kentfield
2. : shellfish or fish in cream sauce with peas
shrimp wiggle
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- get a wiggle on