wiggle

🇺🇸 /ˈwɪɡl/ 🇬🇧 /ˈwɪɡl/
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verb
R

to move back and forth quickly in a twisting or jerking motion

The puppy wiggled with excitement when it saw its owner.

noun
R

a small, quick movement from side to side or up and down

The dancer added a wiggle to her routine that caught everyone's attention.

translation

v. to move back and forth quickly in a twisting or jerking motion
n. a small, quick movement from side to side or up and down

Word Forms

3rd Present wiggles
Progressive wiggling
Past wiggled
Plural wiggles
Perfect wiggled