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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My jaw twitched uncontrollably.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 May 2026
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Here, American fighter planes, cargo ships and Japanese freighters have spent decades transforming into thriving artificial reefs, draped in coral and surrounded by twitching clouds of tropical fish.—
Dea Jusufi,
Forbes.com,
9 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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The victim described, matter-of-factly, how her trafficker had cut up jalapeños and tossed them into a toilet before banging her head against the inside of the bowl and dunking it into the water.—
Yudhijit Bhattacharjee,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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And while tossing and turning is common, some disturbances are more unsettling.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
17 May 2026
Noun
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Search the internet and there are coaches and players spotted sniffing the ammonia inhalants before a game, with their instant reactions — a noticeable head jerk or contorted face — going viral.—
Jason Jones,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
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Hethington didn’t want to cannibalize his menu with the dish, instead compromising with a jerk lamb shank, and a whole Chinese Trini chicken, an homage to the popular takeout food in Trinidad.—
Jenn Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2026
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“Wiggle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wiggle. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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