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wiggle
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
wiggle
(verb)
wiggle room
(noun)
wiggle
/
ˈ
wɪgəl/
verb
wiggles
;
wiggled
;
wiggling
wiggle
/
ˈ
wɪgəl/
verb
wiggles
;
wiggled
;
wiggling
Britannica Dictionary definition of WIGGLE
:
to move up and down or from side to side with short quick motions
[
+ object
]
He
wiggled
his fingers/toes.
She
wiggled
her hips.
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no object
]
His toes were
wiggling
.
The puppy
wiggled
with excitement.
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— wiggle
noun
,
plural
wiggles
[
count
]
She gave her hips a
wiggle
.
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