wiggle

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈwɪɡəl/

Verb

wiggle (wiggles, present participle wiggling; past and past participle wiggled)

1. (transitive, intransitive) To move with irregular, back and forward or side to side motions; To shake or jiggle.

   Her hips wiggle as she walks.

   The jelly wiggles on the plate when you move it.

Translations

• French: frétiller, se tortiller
• German: schlängeln, schwänzeln, wackeln
• Portuguese: rebolar, sacolejar
• Russian: покачивать
• Spanish: menear, contonear

Noun

wiggle (plural wiggles)

1. A rapid movement in alternating opposite directions, not necessarily regular.

   She walked with a sexy wiggle.

2. (figurative) An alternating state or characteristic.
3. (in the plural) See wiggles.

Translations

• Portuguese: rebolado
• Russian: покачивание

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