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Definition of wiggle verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

wiggle

verb
 
/ˈwɪɡl/
 
/ˈwɪɡl/
[intransitive, transitive] (informal)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they wiggle
 
/ˈwɪɡl/
 
/ˈwɪɡl/
he / she / it wiggles
 
/ˈwɪɡlz/
 
/ˈwɪɡlz/
past simple wiggled
 
/ˈwɪɡld/
 
/ˈwɪɡld/
past participle wiggled
 
/ˈwɪɡld/
 
/ˈwɪɡld/
-ing form wiggling
 
/ˈwɪɡlɪŋ/
 
/ˈwɪɡlɪŋ/
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  1. to move from side to side or up and down in short, quick movements; to make something move in this way synonym wriggle
    • Her bottom wiggled as she walked past.
    • wiggle something He removed his shoes and wiggled his toes.
    • They wiggled their hips to the rhythm of the music.
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryWiggle is used with these nouns as the subject:
    • jelly
    Wiggle is used with these nouns as the object:
    • finger
    • hip
    • toe
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    Word OriginMiddle English: from Middle Low German and Middle Dutch wiggelen (frequentative).
See wiggle in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

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