wiggle
noun
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L330490 on Wikidata ↗verb
- to move to and fro irregularly and lightly; to waggle
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈwɪɡəl/
noun
Etymology: From Middle English wiglen, probably from Middle Dutch wigelen (“to wiggle”) and perhaps Middle Low German wigelen, frequentative of wiegen (“to rock”), from wiege (“cradle”). See wain, and Dutch wieg (“cradle”). Cognate to Dutch wiggelen (“to wiggle”), Low German wiggeln (“to wiggle”).
- A rapid movement in alternating opposite directions, not necessarily regular.
“She walked with a sexy wiggle.”
- An alternating state or characteristic.
- See wiggles.
verb
Etymology: From Middle English wiglen, probably from Middle Dutch wigelen (“to wiggle”) and perhaps Middle Low German wigelen, frequentative of wiegen (“to rock”), from wiege (“cradle”). See wain, and Dutch wieg (“cradle”). Cognate to Dutch wiggelen (“to wiggle”), Low German wiggeln (“to wiggle”).
- To move with irregular, back and forward or side to side motions; to shake or jiggle.
“Her hips wiggle as she walks.”
“The jelly wiggles on the plate when you move it.”