wiggle.
To move with irregular, back and forward or side to side motions; to shake or jiggle.
Meaning & usage
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.
To move with shaking or jiggling.
She wiggled out through the small opening in the wall.
Where this word comes from
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.
A dish that combines seafood and peas in a cream-based sauce.
shrimp wiggle
An alternating state or characteristic.
See wiggles.
Where this word comes from
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”).
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