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Examples of wiggle in a Sentence
The puppy wiggled with excitement.
the baby wiggled in her sleep
Origin and Etymology of wiggle
Middle English wiglen, from or akin to Middle Dutch or Middle Low German wiggelen to totter; akin to Old English wegan to move — more at way
First Known Use: 13th century
1816
First Known Use of wiggle
1816
WIGGLE Defined for English Language Learners
wiggle
playDefinition of wiggle for English Language Learners
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: to move up and down or from side to side with short quick motions
WIGGLE Defined for Kids
Definition of wiggle for Students
wiggled
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1 : to move up and down or from side to side with quick short motions She wiggled her toes.
2 : to proceed with twisting and turning movements It was an awful tangled mess, but … there was room for him to wiggle through … — Gary Paulsen, Hatchet
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