WIGGLE


Meaning of WIGGLE in English

/wig"euhl/ , v. , wiggled, wiggling , 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.

5. a dish of creamed fish or shellfish and peas.

6. get a wiggle on , Informal. to hurry up; get a move on: If you don't get a wiggle on, we'll miss the first act.

[ 1175-1225; ME wiglen; akin to OE wegan to move, weg motion, wicga insect; cf. Norw vigla to totter, freq. of vigga to rock oneself, D, LG wiggelen ]

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