wiggled; wiggling
ˈwi-g(ə-)liŋ 
1
: to move to and fro with quick jerky or shaking motions : jiggle
2
: to proceed with or as if with twisting and turning movements : wriggle
: to cause to wiggle
Examples of wiggle in a Sentence
Verb
The puppy wiggled with excitement.
the baby wiggled in her sleep
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Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 19 June 2025
The child will wiggle its body and eventually learn to swing, even if nobody gives instructions.
—Steven Strogatz, Quanta Magazine, 12 June 2025
Cj Moore, New York Times, 20 June 2025
And the researchers sought to conduct this work in a way that would account for every wiggle in the trove of seismic data, a laborious process.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 17 Apr. 2025
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Verb
But every now and then, one of those drunken fireflies wiggles back over toward the plate, the strike zone, dodging a hitter’s swing and landing safely, right where it was meant to be.
—Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 19 June 2025
The child will wiggle its body and eventually learn to swing, even if nobody gives instructions.
—Steven Strogatz, Quanta Magazine, 12 June 2025
Noun
Not fast enough and doesn’t have enough wiggle to be able to really get by you at that level.
—Cj Moore, New York Times, 20 June 2025
And the researchers sought to conduct this work in a way that would account for every wiggle in the trove of seismic data, a laborious process.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 17 Apr. 2025
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“Wiggle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wiggle. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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