/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 ]