as in fidgets
to make jerky or restless movements
the baby wiggled in her sleep
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Recent Examples of wiggles
Anja Webb, Parents, 28 Nov. 2025
His body wiggles with excitement, signaling his tail is wagging.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Aug. 2025
As that magnet rotates, the filament likewise wiggles back and forth, making its way through the urinary tract by pushing off against its inner walls.
—New Atlas, 13 Aug. 2025
Verb
Buttermilk the cow is an interactive toy that sings, wiggles its ears, and teaches little ones animal sounds.
—Anja Webb, Parents, 28 Nov. 2025
His body wiggles with excitement, signaling his tail is wagging.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Aug. 2025
As that magnet rotates, the filament likewise wiggles back and forth, making its way through the urinary tract by pushing off against its inner walls.
—New Atlas, 13 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wiggles
Verb
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The man fidgets, shifts around in his seat and fixates on Zarutska before pulling out a small knife and striking her multiple times around her neck.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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That same month, frozen shakes sold to nursing homes and long-term care facilities were recalled in connection with a listeria outbreak dating back to 2018.—
NPR,
NPR,
4 Nov. 2025
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That said, no one was raving about these shakes, either.—
Alaina Chou,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
30 Oct. 2025
Verb
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When Brian and Murtagh report that Dougal offended the Grants and Colum had to promise Ellen’s hand to appease the situation, Lord Lovat squirms.—
Lincee Ray Published,
EW.com,
15 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Some devices, for example, track eye movements or other small muscle twitches to let users select words from a screen.—
Emma R. Hasson,
Scientific American,
14 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Havertz’s ability to ghost into the box unmarked had previously worked well in tandem with Jesus, with the Brazilian assisting a couple of his early Arsenal goals with deft flicks into the six-yard box.—
Art de Roché,
New York Times,
2 Jan. 2026
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So, curl up with a seasonal spirit and enjoy these festive flicks that are equal parts merry, scary, brutal and sexy.—
Lydia Price,
PEOPLE,
23 Dec. 2025
Verb
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Jenkins then connected on a pair of TD tosses -- 20 yards to Paul Rios and a three-yarder to Belton, the latter with just eight ticks left before intermission.—
Mike Waters,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Nov. 2025
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Spoken shade amongst the group is as plentiful as actual shade is absent in LA’s concrete desert, and the trio tosses it around with the casual dominance of Shohei Ohtani.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
30 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The boy jerks his head as if to wake himself, turns around abruptly and looks the other way, even though there’s nothing special to see besides darkness and emptiness, which is where a living eye should never look.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Nov. 2025
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Paul goes to shake her hand but jerks it back, then gives her a left-handed handshake.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
17 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Paul Rudd, Jack Black, Steve Zahn and Thandiwe Newton play childhood friends whose lives haven’t gone as planned, at least until Rudd’s Griff twists all their arms to finally pursue their adolescent dream of remaking 1997’s Anaconda in the Amazon rainforest.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
25 Dec. 2025
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Florida State University researchers have engineered a crystalline material that twists magnetism into swirling patterns, a discovery that could push the boundaries of data storage, energy-efficient electronics, and future quantum technologies.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Dec. 2025
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“Wiggles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wiggles. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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