as in fidgets
to make jerky or restless movements
the baby wiggled in her sleep
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
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
-
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
-
That could be Emerald City fans — as several Seahawks games have registered such shakes as well.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
19 May 2026
-
Other drinks served include teas, energy drinks, matchas, lemonade, shakes, sodas and smoothies.—
Deborah Laverty,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2026
Verb
-
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
-
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
Noun
-
The first of the month, as always, delivers a load of new content to Netflix, including the Riddick flicks, the Rocky movies, and more.—
K. Thor Jensen,
PC Magazine,
29 May 2026
-
Through the fuzz and the bad camera angles emerges an extraordinary catalogue of dummies, flicks, and feints, a hodge-podge of silly tricks.—
Jack Lang,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
Verb
-
The Royals suffered another crushing defeat and are now 16-15 in 2026 when their pitcher tosses a quality start.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
3 June 2026
-
When a female of the species shows up to check out a male’s fancy digs, the male tosses his shiniest objects in her direction and shows off his plumage in hopes of impressing her.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
2 June 2026
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
Verb
-
But his candidate statement twists scripture to cast Jewish people as treacherous and contains antisemitic tropes, a rabbi with the conservative synagogue Mosaic Law Congregation told The Bee.—
Mathew Miranda,
Sacbee.com,
3 June 2026
-
And yet as the series expands from and twists around its simple horror concept (a wedding at the groom-to-be’s family house in the woods is fated for a titular dark catastrophe), Morrone’s performance as Rachel is able to shoulder the weight of quite a bit of backstory and a complicated endgame.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
29 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Wiggles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wiggles. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
