WIGGLE

wiggle, wriggle, squirm

(noun) the act of wiggling

jiggle, joggle, wiggle

(verb) move to and fro; “Don’t jiggle your finger while the nurse is putting on the bandage!”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

wiggle (third-person singular simple present wiggles, present participle wiggling, simple past and past participle wiggled)

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

Noun

wiggle (plural wiggles)

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

(figurative) An alternating state or characteristic.

(in the plural) See wiggles.

Source: Wiktionary


Wig"gle, v. t. & i. Etym: [Cf. Wag, v. t., Waggle.]

Definition: 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.]

Wig"gle, n.

Definition: Act of wiggling; a wriggle. [Colloq.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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DIRECTIONALITY

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