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/ |
- 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
- finger
- hip
- toe
- …
Word OriginMiddle English: from Middle Low German and Middle Dutch wiggelen (frequentative).