as in to fidget
to make jerky or restless movements
the baby wiggled in her sleep
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Recent Examples of wiggle
Kelli Bender, People.com, 27 Jan. 2025
The crowd roared as Tove got up and shyly wiggled her knees.
—Naomi Tomky, Travel + Leisure, 15 Jan. 2025
Esther Carlstone, Parents, 18 Dec. 2024
They are designed for the ultimate workout experience and feature ultra compression to lock in muscles, stabilize joints and eliminate muscle wiggle.
—Nora Colomer, Fox News, 28 Dec. 2024
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Verb
The ball bounces and wiggles on its own while the dog stares at the camera.
—Kelli Bender, People.com, 27 Jan. 2025
The crowd roared as Tove got up and shyly wiggled her knees.
—Naomi Tomky, Travel + Leisure, 15 Jan. 2025
Noun
For extra wiggles, there are multiple playgrounds nearby, and the Chicago Children’s Museum is just a short 20-minute stroll away.
—Esther Carlstone, Parents, 18 Dec. 2024
They are designed for the ultimate workout experience and feature ultra compression to lock in muscles, stabilize joints and eliminate muscle wiggle.
—Nora Colomer, Fox News, 28 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wiggle
Verb
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Some studies found that fidgeting throughout the day may burn up to 10 times more calories than sitting still.—
Cristina Mutchler,
Verywell Health,
26 Feb. 2025
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Rosenkrantz is played in the two-hander by Rebecca Hall with warmth and humor and a physical ease that makes Linda much more centered and self-contained than Whishaw’s chain-smoking, often fidgeting Peter.—
David Rooney,
The Hollywood Reporter,
27 Jan. 2025
Noun
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James applies it directly onto the scalp after shampooing and conditioning, lifting hair section by section, gently giving hair a little shake to disperse it and then massaging it in with fingers.—
Celia Shatzman,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
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An ongoing listeria outbreak credited with 11 deaths is linked to frozen supplemental shakes.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
24 Feb. 2025
Verb
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In the footage, the faceless android is seen suspended from the ceiling, its limbs twitching and moving in an unsettlingly human-like manner.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
Fox News,
11 Mar. 2025
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Something similar happened to Lindon’s recreation of a Picasso painting: His hand twitched, tearing the work to pieces.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
28 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Trump: Ukraine should turn to Europe for security USDA chief pitches egg prices plan The Cabinet and Congress, at least for the time being, squirm in Elon Musk’s shadow.—
Alexis Simendinger,
The Hill,
27 Feb. 2025
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The production seems to have been given zero access to these bachelor’s dates or online interactions; instead, they are recounted as unsurprising post-game chastise sessions, with Hao reiterating his principles while the other men nod along or squirm a bit.—
J. Kim Murphy,
Variety,
24 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Okay, The Gray Man was merely grim and lifeless, a forgettable action flick; those happen.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
14 Mar. 2025
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Rudd’s fans might be surprised to see the funnyman actor — who spent much of his childhood in Overland Park and co-hosts the annual Big Slick fundraiser for Children’s Mercy — in a gory flick.—
Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
10 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Warren, 25, has tossed 11 2/3 innings this spring training, and he's looked excellent each time out.—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
12 Mar. 2025
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The characters are near strangers, tossed together by weird and annoying circumstances.—
Angie Han,
The Hollywood Reporter,
12 Mar. 2025
Noun
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What a jerk! Neagley fares better, dispatching two button men sent to kill her in her Windy City high-rise office.—
Chris Klimek,
Vulture,
13 Mar. 2025
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If anyone other than Rudd were playing her selfish dad, audiences would be actively rooting for the jerk to get ’corned.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
9 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Because every television, film, theater, celebrity talent became available to these people, the complete consciousness of this group twisted on their head.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
12 Mar. 2025
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There is also an excellent, if not a little demented, twist at the end.—
Rosa Escandon,
Forbes,
9 Mar. 2025
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“Wiggle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wiggle. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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