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verb

present tense third-person singular of wiggle
as in fidgets
to make jerky or restless movements the baby wiggled in her sleep

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wiggles

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noun

plural of wiggle
as in shakes

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Recent Examples of wiggles
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 Renewable energy now wiggles its way around via pipes cleverly hidden in the eaves. — Juliet Kinsman, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Mar. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wiggles
  1. fidgets
  2. shakes
  3. squirms
  4. flicks
  5. twitches
  6. tosses
  7. jerks
  8. twists
Verb
  • 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
Definition of fidgets
Noun
  • Bad Daddy’s previously offered a broader lineup of limited-time menu items that included desserts, shakes and appetizers.
    — Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 10 Aug. 2026
  • After a firm seal and a few shakes, the chicken is ready to fry.
    — Jasmine Smith, Southern Living, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of shakes
Verb
  • The 420 Sport jostles and squirms on these surfaces at low speeds, but the payoff is unfiltered, no-nonsense feedback.
    — Tim Pitt, Robb Report, 22 July 2026
  • 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
Definition of squirms
Noun
  • Such is the legacy of John Carpenter, the patron saint of slasher flicks, who has embraced the title of horror master in recent years.
    — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Increasingly, electricity flicks on when Rodríguez and her 41-year-old daughter, Yaimara Matos, would normally be asleep.
    — Andrea Rodriguez, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of flicks
Verb
  • Persistent muscle twitches Everyone’s muscles twitch from time to time, usually at various locations.
    — Angela Haupt, Time, 15 Jan. 2026
  • 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
Definition of twitches
Verb
  • Philip Marlowe as Chandler’s private eye is a smooth talking, whiskey-drinking character who tosses suggestive suggestions and 38 revolvers around with equal aplomb.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 July 2026
  • The grandfather is seen running around a few trees, but the bison soon catches up and tosses the helpless visitor eight feet in the air.
    — Suzanne Yeo, ABC News, 13 July 2026
Definition of tosses
Verb
  • In a viral video of the aftermath, the robot jerks back and forth to shake the glass off, showering yet more dangerous shards onto the sidewalk.
    — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Ross’s video does not show if the SUV made contact with him, as the camera angle jerks up to the sky.
    — Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 12 Jan. 2026
Definition of jerks
Verb
  • Throughout the special, Scovel repeatedly invites his viewers to see his act in one way, twists the material back on itself, and then mock-angrily confronts the crowd for their inappropriate reaction.
    — Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 11 Aug. 2026
  • But some of what twists in Season 3 is the soundscape, which Condal wanted to have a slightly different, more unstable character.
    — Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of twists

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