as in to fidget
to make jerky or restless movements
the baby wiggled in her sleep
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Recent Examples of wiggle
Alexander Smith, NBC news, 25 Aug. 2025
And in Bergen — a seventh-round flyer for new special teams coordinator Brant Boyer — the Niners are yet to see anything but perhaps a little wiggle as a punt returner.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 22 Aug. 2025
Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 29 Sep. 2025
But the Royals wiggled out of late trouble with four late runs and secured the road win.
—Kansas City Star, 26 Sep. 2025
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Verb
And academics close to the Kremlin have suggested there may be some wiggle-room to the Kremlin’s demands.
—Alexander Smith, NBC news, 25 Aug. 2025
And in Bergen — a seventh-round flyer for new special teams coordinator Brant Boyer — the Niners are yet to see anything but perhaps a little wiggle as a punt returner.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 22 Aug. 2025
Noun
Lindsey stepped back and wiggled his right hand toward Smith, then Lindsey put the fullback in motion and again briefly signaled to Smith before the ball was snapped.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 29 Sep. 2025
But the Royals wiggled out of late trouble with four late runs and secured the road win.
—Kansas City Star, 26 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wiggle
Verb
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Children fidgeted in the relentless August heat.—
Jacqui Gifford,
Travel + Leisure,
29 Sep. 2025
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Notice: are people fidgeting, looking at their hands, or rolling their eyes?—
Anne Sugar,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Godolkin’s actual body is only able to eat applesauce, which makes sense in light of its condition, but Cipher drinks those shakes.—
Jackie Strause,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Oct. 2025
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The team is also relocating the original shake stand along with much of the equipment from the old site to the new.—
Connie Ogle,
Miami Herald,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Her hand twitched from the heat.—
Zuzana Říhová,
Literary Hub,
26 Sep. 2025
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Any dairy farmer can tell you that biting flies are a pestilent scourge for cattle herds, which is why one so often sees cows throwing their heads, stamping their feet, flicking their tails, and twitching their skin—desperately trying to shake off the nasty creatures.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
18 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Even the aerial shots have the jiggle and quiver of a helicopter, not a drone.—
Katie Walsh,
Twin Cities,
26 Sep. 2025
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Even the aerial shots have the jiggle and quiver of a helicopter, not a drone.—
Katie Walsh,
Boston Herald,
25 Sep. 2025
Verb
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What happens next in the final minutes of The Vanishing will leave viewers squirming in their seats and hoping against hope for our vulnerable leading man.—
Steven Thrash,
Entertainment Weekly,
19 Oct. 2025
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The open section of their session lasted for 15 minutes — and Howe will have squirmed through every second — but there were laughs amid the stretches and shuttle runs.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Without spoiling the climax, A Tale of Two Sisters uses the haunted house motif almost as a window dressing to obscure the psychological aspects at play in this immensely enthralling, supernatural flick.—
Steven Thrash,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 Oct. 2025
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For years, fans of the beloved Halloween flick were itching for Winifred, Sarah and Mary Sanderson to return to the screen again.—
Natalia Senanayake,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Baldwin originally filed the lawsuit in New Mexico state court in January, months after his criminal case for involuntary manslaughter was tossed (prosecutors ultimately declined to appeal).—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
22 Oct. 2025
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Sprinkle over pretzels and toss until fully coated.—
Sarah Martens,
Better Homes & Gardens,
22 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Stop Sales sent the raw chicken, cut cow foot and jerk sauce into the garbage.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
20 Oct. 2025
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Because even in a world of monsters, ghouls, and greedy jerks, the good guys still prevail.—
Gwen Ihnat,
Entertainment Weekly,
18 Oct. 2025
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“Wiggle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wiggle. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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