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wiggly.

Constantly moving, especially with small, undirected movements.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈwɪɡl̩i/Received-Pronunciation/ˈwɪɡ(ə)li/General-American
  1. Constantly moving, especially with small, undirected movements.

    It is not easy to get a diaper onto a wiggly little baby.
  2. Of a line: made up of many curves.

Where this word comes from

From wiggle + -y. Cognate with Saterland Frisian wiggelg, wiggelch (“wiggly”), German Low German wiggelig (“wiggly, restless, fidgety”).

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