Synonyms of wiggled

wiggled

verb

past tense of wiggle

as in twitched

to make jerky or restless movements

the baby wiggled in her sleep

Synonyms & Similar Words

• twitched
• fidgeted
• squirmed
• tossed
• jerked
• twisted
• fiddled
• writhed
• shivered
• jiggled
• wriggled
• trembled
• shook
• jigged
• thrashed
• squiggled
• threshed
• quivered
• shuddered
• fluttered
• flitted
• quaked
• paced
• twittered

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rested
• relaxed
• unwound
• calmed (down)
• stilled

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of wiggled

The monster costumes were so ill-fitting that his skin wiggled. — Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 5 Nov. 2026

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

Hawaii put runners on base in each of the first four innings, but Kirk wiggled out of it until the fifth when Waiki Doctolero blasted a three-run home run to get Hawaii back in the game. — Dennis Pope, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Aug. 2026

Punk eventually tried to go for the GTS, but Rhodes wiggled out and caught Punk in a headlock. — Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026

Femi tried to hit Lesnar with a Fall from Grace, but Lesnar wiggled out of it. — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 31 May 2026

Advertisement Not every variety-show booking delighted every viewer (just ask the stiffs who hyperventilated when Elvis wiggled his hips on Sullivan’s stage), but there was enough, most nights, to captivate tens of millions of them. — Judy Berman, Time, 22 May 2026

Then, Parker took out a little piece of (fake) foreskin, put it on his finger — that had little eyes drawn on it — and wiggled it for the camera. — Marlow Stern, Variety, 19 May 2026

Pebbles twitched, branches waggled, cholla wiggled, weeds erupted then dried up and died. — Alina Hartounian, NPR, 20 Apr. 2026