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wiggle

  • verb
  • wig·gle
  • /ˈwɪɡəl/

To move with irregular, back and forward or side to side motions; to shake or jiggle.

Example

“Her hips wiggle as she walks.”

Related words

  • get a wiggle on
  • squiggle
  • wiggle dress
  • wiggler
  • wiggle out of
  • wiggle room
  • wiggle seat
  • wigglesome
  • wiggle worm
  • wiggly

Word history

From Middle Low German "wigelen".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “wiggle” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.