Wiggle

/ˈwɪɡəl/

Synonyms for "wiggle" (154 found)

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Closest matches (31)

Noun(7 words)

wriggle dodgeelbow roomelude evade fidget fidgets

amble bargebowl alongbundle clump crawl creep drag fidgetflip outflounce flutter foot footslogfreak outfreak out ongetget high onglowgo pitapat

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halthave the fidgets

Verb(2 words)

fidgeted gyrate

Strong matches (46)

have the shakesheave hippety-hop hitch hobble hop jerk jog jolt jump limp lumber lunge lurch mince pace paddle palpitate pant peg

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piaffe piaffer plod prance quake quaver quiver rack roll sashay saunter scuff scuffle scuttle shake

Noun(9 words)

jigger jiggle jiggles jiggling jitter latitude leeway oscillaterock surface

Verb(2 words)

jiggle joggle

Related words (77)

Noun(14 words)

shake shimmies shimmy shimmying squiggling squirm squirming squirms twist vibrate waggles waggling wiggling wriggles

shamble shiver shuffle sidle single-foot skip slink slither slog slouch squiggle squirm stagger stalk stamp stomp straddle straggle stride stroll

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struggle strut stump swagger swellswell with emotionswing thrillthrill tothrob tingletingle with excitementtittup toddle tosstoss and turntotter traipse tremble trip trudge tumbleturn onturn on totwiddletwist and turntwitch twitter waddle wag waggle wamble wobble worm wriggle writhe

Verb(7 words)

shimmied squeezes twerks wagged waggled wigwag wriggled

Related word relations

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5 relation types

More general

11 entries

agitate avoid flexibility latitude leeway motility motion move movement oscillation shake

More specific

17 entries

budget wiggle roomdeadline wiggle roomdodge elude evadeeye wigglefinger wigglejiggle jitterjoint wiggleknob wiggleoscillateshaft wiggleshimmytail wiggletwitch

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Collocations

10 entries

body wiggleeye wigglenervous wiggletail wigglewiggle amplitudewiggle factorwiggle motionwiggle patternwiggle roomwrist wiggle

Inflections

3 entries

wiggled wiggles wiggling

Derivations

3 entries

wigginess wiggler wiggly

Sample sentences

15 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

"Menéame" turns out to mean "wiggle me."

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Tom's shoes were so tight he couldn't wiggle his toes.

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The doctor asked me to wiggle my toes.

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Can you wiggle your ears?

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