[syn: jiggle, joggle, wiggle]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Wiggle \Wig"gle\, v. t. & i. [Cf. Wag, v. t., Waggle.]
To move to and fro with a quick, jerking motion; to bend
rapidly, or with a wavering motion, from side to side; to
wag; to squirm; to wriggle; as, the dog wiggles his tail; the
tadpole wiggles in the water. [Prov. Eng. & Colloq. U. S.]
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Wiggle \Wig"gle\, n.
Act of wiggling; a wriggle. [Colloq.]
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
wiggle
n 1: the act of wiggling [syn: wiggle, wriggle, squirm]
v 1: move to and fro; "Don't jiggle your finger while the nurse
is putting on the bandage!" [syn: jiggle, joggle,
wiggle]