as in to fidget
to make jerky or restless movements
the baby wiggled in her sleep
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Recent Examples of wiggle
Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 19 Apr. 2026
On a runway, dancers duckwalk and spin, stick their hands in the air and wiggle their fingers, then drop into splits and shoot their legs into the air like exclamation marks.
—Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 16 Apr. 2026
Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
And there was-- there was a wiggle.
—Anderson Cooper, CBS News, 9 Feb. 2026
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Verb
These electrons are fired through a device called an undulator, which uses alternating magnetic fields to wiggle them back and forth.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 19 Apr. 2026
On a runway, dancers duckwalk and spin, stick their hands in the air and wiggle their fingers, then drop into splits and shoot their legs into the air like exclamation marks.
—Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 16 Apr. 2026
Noun
If a device frequently drops connection and can be fixed with a wiggle, there’s a good chance something is wearing out in the cable.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
And there was-- there was a wiggle.
—Anderson Cooper, CBS News, 9 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wiggle
Verb
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Rafa starts to fidget around noon before mama is supposed to meet us for her lunch break.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
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Pekara said hospital surveillance footage captured him fidgeting under the blanket.—
Caroline Kubzansky,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Other drinks served include teas, energy drinks, matchas, lemonade, shakes, sodas and smoothies.—
Deborah Laverty,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2026
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Liquid batches can separate or gel over time, so give it a good shake or stir before each use.—
Ryan Brennan
May 13,
Miami Herald,
13 May 2026
Verb
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Many a club’s board would have twitched in the face of the bare data, but the chain of command above Arteta stayed the course, and the FOMO is so high that tickets for Palace away this weekend are going for £45,000 ($60,000) on resale sites.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
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It’s not made explicitly clear if these seemingly sympathetic kids are actually his worst bullies, but Machado-Graner’s eyes, lip twitch, and throat gulp in this short sequence tell a whole story in themselves.—
Josh Slater-Williams,
IndieWire,
20 May 2026
Noun
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That base gets set with just enough gelatin to give it a jiggle yet not enough to resist a spoon.—
Jesse Szewczyk,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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The center of the pie will rise, and there should be a slight jiggle to the filling.—
Kathryn Gregory,
Louisville Courier Journal,
10 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The boy is screaming, squirming.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
22 May 2026
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Belloumi’s 64th-minute strike with his left foot broke the deadlock in the second game of the two-leg affair and Gelhardt made sure with a low shot that squirmed past the Millwall goalkeeper.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 May 2026
Noun
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An affectionate throwback to overly earnest TV movies (and a knowing send-up of over-the-top bad-girl flicks), this film marks the feature debut as writer-director for comedian John Early, who also stars.—
Tracy Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2026
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With a flick of the switch, Turner created the 24/7 news cycle.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
14 May 2026
Verb
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Soak the charcoal in water before tossing it.—
Orlando Sentinel Staff,
The Orlando Sentinel,
24 May 2026
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Episode 2 concludes with Dennis finding Paula’s daughter Hazel’s cleats, which had been accidentally tossed outside Trevor’s home.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
24 May 2026
Noun
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These measurements enabled scientists to identify sudden changes linked to the Pacific reversal and a geomagnetic disturbance known as the 2017 geomagnetic jerk.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
25 May 2026
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The restaurant also serves brunch, with dishes such as apple rum French toast, honey jerk wings and red velvet waffles.—
Kaila Yu,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
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“Wiggle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wiggle. Accessed 26 May. 2026.
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