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verb

ˈwi-gəl How to pronounce wiggle (audio)
Definition of wigglenext
as in to fidget
to make jerky or restless movements the baby wiggled in her sleep

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wiggle

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noun

as in shake

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Recent Examples of wiggle
Verb
As a woman waded through the waters around the Bridge Side Marina in Bridge Isle, Louisiana, the tiny canine with a fluffy white coat wiggled his forelegs as if swimming, video of the cute moment shows. — Erika Angulo, NBC news, 11 Oct. 2026 Intravenous lines can fail for several reasons, like a needle and catheter not being properly placed in a vein or wiggling out of place — or a vein rupturing and letting blood and IV fluid leak into tissue surrounding the IV site. — Rebecca Boone, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
Noun
Emmett Johnson had some wiggle in the pass game, with two receptions for 44 yards. — Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 15 Sep. 2026 During her visit to the Evelina London Children’s Hospital on Monday, Middleton wore the Suzannah London silk flippy wiggle shirtdress in white with black accents. — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 10 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for wiggle
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wiggle
  1. fidget
  2. shake
  3. twitch
  4. jiggle
  5. squirm
  6. flick
  7. toss
  8. jerk
Verb
  • But what if seemingly trivial movements — known as fidgeting — could actually benefit your health?
    — Cheyenne Buckingham, Washington Post, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Leaning against a desk, Thune fidgeted constantly as the chamber voted and the president's arrival neared.
    — Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of fidget
Noun
  • Morgan Starr-Riestis, a therapist in Honolulu, recently did a quick shake beside her car after a trip to the dentist.
    — Angela Haupt, Time, 10 Nov. 2026
  • They were consumed in products such as soft drinks, meal replacement shakes, protein bars, smoothies and vitamins.
    — Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of shake
Verb
  • So take a gander at our favorite gifts of the season, now vibrating and twitching with life.
    — Vogue, Vogue, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Previous research by the researchers documented twitching limbs and moving retinas in another jumping spider species.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of twitch
Noun
  • Even a tiny amount of environmental noise, like the atomic jiggle of heat, can trigger decoherence, a collapse into classical behavior.
    — Elise Cutts, Quanta Magazine, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Before putting the jiggle in green Jell-O, Ariana Richards was already shaking things up as a child actress.
    — Huntley Woods, Entertainment Weekly, 11 June 2026
Definition of jiggle
Verb
  • In it, Trofimova is speaking English as the baby squirms in her lap.
    — Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2026
  • His wife Thessa was checking her phone and vaping in the next room when the child squirmed through the opening and fell.
    — Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of squirm
Noun
  • This year, the horror flick Clayface enjoyed solid box office success on a small budget, though the Superman spin-off, Supergirl was unable to make back its $170 million budget.
    — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 9 Nov. 2026
  • Dunagan’s screen debut came in the 1939 monster flick Mother Carey’s Chickens, leading to more than a half-dozen screen roles including Son of Frankenstein, The Forgotten Woman and Tower of London.
    — Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 9 Nov. 2026
Definition of flick
Verb
  • Nix tossed a pair of touchdown passes, using the same play-call each time — leaking a back or wide receiver into the end zone.
    — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Drake London had his only reception on the next play, but the threat stalled when Penix tossed three incompletions from the 14 to turn the ball over on downs.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of toss
Noun
  • Its patented HeadCatch Technology helps prevent the all-too-familiar nod, jerk and repeat cycle that makes sleeping upright such a challenge.
    — David Dickstein, Oc Register, 11 Nov. 2026
  • As Walter, Carman Lacivita has to be a pompous jerk for a lot of this play then must soften for scenes of genuine compassion and personal growth.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of jerk

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“Wiggle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wiggle. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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