wiggle

/'wigl/
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wiggle

The toddler wiggles his toes in the sand.

Definition

  1. Verb:

    • To move or cause to move with short, quick, irregular movements from side to side or up and down.
    • To proceed with twisting and turning motions.

  2. Noun:

    • A wiggling movement; a slight, quick, irregular movement from side to side or up and down.
Usage and Examples

  • Verb:

    • The puppy will wiggle its tail when it's happy.
    • Can you wiggle your toes?
    • The worm managed to wiggle free from the bird's beak.

  • Noun:

    • With a little wiggle, she squeezed through the narrow opening.
    • He gave his hips a playful wiggle while dancing.
Advanced Usage
  • "to wiggle out of (something)": To escape from a situation, often a responsibility or commitment, through clever or evasive means.
    • He always tries to wiggle out of doing the dishes.
  • "to wiggle one's way": To move through a tight or crowded space with twisting motions.
    • She wiggled her way to the front of the crowd.
Variants and Related Words
  • Wiggly (adjective): Moving with or characterized by wiggles; not straight.
    • The child drew a wiggly line.
  • Wiggler (noun): One who or that which wiggles. (Often refers to a larva, like a mosquito larva, that moves with a wiggling motion).
Synonyms
  • Verb: Jiggle, squirm, wriggle, twist, fidget.
  • Noun: Jiggle, squirm, wriggle.
Antonyms
  • Verb: Remain still, freeze, stabilize.
  • Noun: Stillness, rigidity.
Related Phrases and Idioms
  • "Get a wiggle on!": An informal expression meaning to hurry up.
    • We're going to be late, so get a wiggle on!
wiggle

The toddler wiggles his toes in the sand.

Noun
  1. the act of wiggling
Verb
  1. move to and fro
    • Don't jiggle your finger while the nurse is putting on the bandage!

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