as in to fidget
to make jerky or restless movements
the baby wiggled in her sleep
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Recent Examples of wiggle
Jack Dunn, Variety, 7 Mar. 2025
Your shoes should have a good amount of cushioning in the midsole, fit securely around the ankles and have a toe box with enough room to wiggle your toes.
—Bestreviews, The Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2025
Alec Lewis, The Athletic, 5 Aug. 2024
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
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Verb
The prosthetic is fully functional and can expressively wiggle at the tip with a tug of an extra long puppet string.
—Jack Dunn, Variety, 7 Mar. 2025
Your shoes should have a good amount of cushioning in the midsole, fit securely around the ankles and have a toe box with enough room to wiggle your toes.
—Bestreviews, The Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2025
Noun
Williams is considerably lighter and has more wiggle.
—Alec Lewis, The Athletic, 5 Aug. 2024
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wiggle
Verb
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Minimize distracting habits like fidgeting, checking your watch, or tapping your fingers.—
Caroline Castrillon,
Forbes,
2 Mar. 2025
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Glancing away or fidgeting—Signals discomfort or disinterest.—
Cheryl Robinson,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Another has been figuring out how best to protect the buildings' historic but extremely flammable shingles, also known as shakes.—
Chloe Veltman,
NPR,
31 Mar. 2025
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In addition to doughnuts, Duck Donuts shops serve breakfast sandwiches, ice cream sundaes, shakes and beverages such as coffee, espresso and soft drinks.—
Michael Deeds,
Idaho Statesman,
31 Mar. 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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For example, dogs who love running might be twitching their paws while dreaming.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Joseph Quinn, the terrific British actor from A Quiet Place: Day One and Gladiator 2 (and our next Johnny Storm in Fantastic Four: First Steps), spends the bulk of this picture squirming in torment, emitting ear-splitting noises from deep within the pits of hell.—
Jordan Hoffman,
EW.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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The sixth episode of The White Lotus Season 3 has critics stunned—and in some cases, squirming—after a grim hour that pushed creator Mike White's pitch-black satire to new depths.—
Kevin Sabet,
Newsweek,
24 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Co-starring Jason Manoa, the Warner Bros/Legendary adaptation of the addictive video game took videogame flicks to the next level with an opening weekend haul of $260 million.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
5 Apr. 2025
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Grande has released a short film to promote the set, an emotional 26-minute mini-sci-fi flick also called Brighter Days Ahead.—
Andrew Unterberger,
Billboard,
2 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Simpson visited the Menendez family’s home in the 1970s, even tossing a football with Lyle in the backyard.—
Elizabeth Wolfe,
CNN Money,
6 Apr. 2025
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The footage, captured at the InterContinental Hotel in Los Angeles, allegedly showed Ventura walking toward a bank of elevators as Combs chased after her, then grabbing her by the neck and tossing her to the floor before turning to violently kick her and grab her purse and suitcase.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
People.com,
6 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Dig in: The meal is $75 and includes dishes like jerk chicken with rice and peas and coconut collard greens, cow heel soup and crawfish hushpuppies.—
Chelsea Brasted,
Axios,
24 Mar. 2025
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The Lion’s Tail is a transitional drink that tastes like if a Jamaican jerk chicken and a Whiskey Sour couldn’t keep their hands off each other.—
Jeremy Repanich,
Robb Report,
11 Mar. 2025
Verb
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On his podcast, Wright talked about how his comments were twisted.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
4 Apr. 2025
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Dawn broke to reveal its source: a long, narrow ridge of jagged ice that had mysteriously arisen across the lake’s surface, meandering like the spiked back of a twisting dragon.—
Martin Fackler,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Wiggle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wiggle. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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