as in to fidget
to make jerky or restless movements
the baby wiggled in her sleep
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Recent Examples of wiggle
Katie Camero, SELF, 20 June 2025
He’s got some wiggle and short-area quickness in his game, but his physicality also shows.
—Colton Pouncy, New York Times, 20 June 2025
Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2025
Her thin limbs wiggled listlessly, and her small hand could barely grasp the finger of the nurse tending to her.
—Astha Rajvanshi, NBC news, 25 July 2025
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Verb
Sometimes a little wiggle or two (or three) is the only fix for a painful flare-up.
—Katie Camero, SELF, 20 June 2025
He’s got some wiggle and short-area quickness in his game, but his physicality also shows.
—Colton Pouncy, New York Times, 20 June 2025
Noun
Some of the key moments in the match were:
After a slow start dominated by Gunther, Punk nearly hit a GTS but Gunther wiggled out and almost locked in a sleeper before cutting off Gunther with a big boot.
—Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2025
Her thin limbs wiggled listlessly, and her small hand could barely grasp the finger of the nurse tending to her.
—Astha Rajvanshi, NBC news, 25 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wiggle
Verb
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Instead, the players stood behind him patiently — fidgeting now and then, their faces mainly expressionless — as Trump answered questions that mostly related to the potential of U.S. involvement in Israel’s war against Iran.—
Chuck Schilken,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2025
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Skeptics argue that many of the classic symptoms of the disorder — fidgeting, losing things, not following instructions — are simply typical, if annoying, behaviors of childhood.—
Paul Tough Eric Jason Martin Krish Seenivasan Brian St. Pierre,
New York Times,
13 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Even a slight shake from pressing the shutter can blur your moon shot, especially with slower shutter speeds in low light.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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So like travelers on the desert stretch between San Diego and Phoenix, Padres fans may want to enjoy a celebratory date shake.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Aug. 2025
Verb
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One of the 50 boys starts convulsing on the road, and as Jonsson and Hoffman’s characters walk backwards to see what happens, soldiers have their guns trained on his twitching body before a gunshot rings out.—
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
25 July 2025
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This is why after a snake is killed, its body will still twitch and move around, and why its head can still bite.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 July 2025
Verb
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Focker In-Law is primed to make theatrical audiences squirm on Nov. 25, 2026.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
28 July 2025
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Algae, bacteria, and simple protozoa would have squirmed around on top of or under the ice, and other specks of life would have swarmed alongside hydrothermal vents on the seafloor.—
Laura Poppick
July 22,
Literary Hub,
22 July 2025
Noun
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In recent years, he's fully leaned into action, headlining the Taken series (2008–2014) in addition to white-knuckle flicks like The Grey (2011), The Commuter (2018), and Retribution (2023).—
Allison DeGrushe Published,
EW.com,
2 Aug. 2025
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In addition to a photo of Long getting down on one knee in a gilded room and pulling out a ring, Jackson shared more flicks from the special moment on her Instagram Stories.—
Rebecca Aizin,
People.com,
1 Aug. 2025
Verb
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From there, Young tossed an accurate ball to Sanders for a would-be first down and it was dropped by the second-year tight end, who has put together an otherwise excellent camp.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
16 Aug. 2025
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Teams of two will compete by tossing bacon from skillet to skillet.—
Andy Humbles,
The Tennessean,
15 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Kaitlyn Santa Juana plays a college student who learns that her grandmother cheated Death decades ago, and now that jerk is coming to take out her whole family via various creatively gnarly, Rube Goldberg-esque kills.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
1 Aug. 2025
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Mid-performance, the prop jerks downward after slipping from its wire, causing a drop that nearly unseats her.—
Mitchell Peters,
Billboard,
19 July 2025
Verb
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Jeju Island, meanwhile, serves volcanic beauty—with its twisting lava tubes, Hallasan’s crater trails, and waterfalls tumbling into emerald pools.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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The tracks led north and east now, angling and twisting through the timber, across ravines and small draws, avoiding parks and passes, heading generally into the wind.—
Fred C. Mercer,
Outdoor Life,
14 Aug. 2025
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“Wiggle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wiggle. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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