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wiggle

wig·gle

wiggle

 
pronunciation:
wI gl
parts of speech:
intransitive verb, transitive verb, noun
phrases:
get a wiggle on
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part of speech: intransitive verb
inflections: wiggles, wiggling, wiggled
definition: to move with quick, side-to-side, twisting motions; wriggle.
The toy snake wiggled across the floor.
similar words:
writhe
 
part of speech: transitive verb
definition 1: to cause to move quickly from side to side.
The child wiggled his loose tooth.
definition 2: to cause to move with side-to-side twisting motions; wriggle.
She wiggled her hips into the tight jeans.
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part of speech: noun
definition 1: a quick side-to-side movement or course of such movements.
definition 2: a wriggle.
definition 3: a line that twists up and down or from side to side.
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phrase: get a wiggle on