The meaning of Wiggle

noun

A small ball made of strands of wool used as a decoration on a hat or on furnishings.

Usage examples:

A woollen ski hat with a bobble on top

verb

Move with a feeble or irregular bouncing motion.

Usage examples:

Some of those goals have bobbled in off the post

noun

A feeble or irregular bouncing motion.

Usage examples:

After a lap of yellow, bonilla enjoyed the point for just one more lap; a slight bobble in turn fiv…

verb

(of a bird or other winged creature) fly unsteadily or hover by flapping the wings quickly and lightly.

Usage examples:

A couple of butterflies fluttered around the garden

noun

An act of fluttering.

Usage examples:

There was a flutter of wings at the window

verb

To move in quick, irregular motions, or to cause something to move this way

Usage examples:

[ i ] the flags fluttered in the breeze., there was a flutter of wings overhead.

noun

A quick, sharp, sudden movement.

Usage examples:

He gave a sudden jerk of his head

verb

Move or cause to move with a jerk.

Usage examples:

The van jerked forward

verb

Season or marinate (meat or fish) in a blend of chilli, allspice, and other ingredients and barbecue it over a wood fire.

Usage examples:

If they didn't use pimento to jerk the chicken it's not the original jamaican jerk chicken

verb

Move about quickly from side to side or up and down.

Usage examples:

The car jiggled on its springs

noun

A quick light shake.

Usage examples:

Give that rack a jiggle

verb

To move something or cause something to move from side to side or up and down with quick short movements

Usage examples:

[ t ] if the toilet won’t stop flushing, jiggle the handle.

verb

Move or cause to move with repeated small bobs or jerks.

Usage examples:

Helium balloons were joggling above the crowds

noun

A bobbing or jerking movement.

Usage examples:

The lurch and joggle of the car

verb

Join (pieces of stone, concrete, or timber) by means of a joggle.

Usage examples:

It contains three restaurants and a cafeteria, in plan, three strips of accommodation are joggled t…

verb

Tremble or shake with a slight rapid motion.

Usage examples:

The tree's branches stopped quivering

noun

A slight trembling movement or sound, especially one caused by a sudden strong emotion.

Usage examples:

She couldn't help the quiver in her voice

noun

An archer's portable case for holding arrows.

Usage examples:

He also had a framed backpack, a utility belt containing tools, a quiver containing 14 arrows, a fl…

verb

(of a structure or area of land) tremble or vibrate.

Usage examples:

Buildings shook in sacramento and tremors were felt in reno

noun

An act of shaking.

Usage examples:

She gave her red curls a shake

verb

Move or cause to move back and forth

noun

A kind of ragtime dance in which the whole body shakes or sways.

Usage examples:

Her revue included vernacular forms like the shimmy, black bottom, shorty george and the cakewalk.

verb

Another term for chemise.

verb

To do a dance in which you shake your hips and shoulders

Usage examples:

She shimmied across the dance floor., he could shimmy up a drainpipe with ease., workers on the roo…

verb

Wriggle or twist the body from side to side, especially as a result of nervousness or discomfort.

Usage examples:

He looked uncomfortable and squirmed in his chair

noun

A wriggling movement.

Usage examples:

The toddler gave a sudden squirm

verb

To make twisting movements with the body, esp. because of embarrassment, pain, or excitement

Usage examples:

The kids squirmed in their chairs.

verb

Form into a bent, curling, or distorted shape.

Usage examples:

A strip of metal is twisted to form a hollow tube

noun

An act of twisting something around a stationary point.

Usage examples:

The taps needed a single twist to turn them on

verb

Cause an object to assume a curved or distorted shape

verb

Give or cause to give a short, sudden jerking or convulsive movement.

Usage examples:

Her lips twitched and her eyelids fluttered

noun

A short, sudden jerking or convulsive movement.

Usage examples:

His mouth gave a slight twitch

verb

To make a short and sudden movement, or to cause part of your body to move suddenly

Usage examples:

[ i ] she saw his mouth twitch into a little smile that disappeared almost at once., she signalled …

verb

(especially with reference to an animal's tail) move or cause to move rapidly to and fro.

Usage examples:

His tail began to wag

noun

A single rapid movement from side to side.

Usage examples:

A chirpy wag of the head

verb

Play truant from (school).

Usage examples:

He began hanging out with bad people and wagging school

verb

Move or cause to move with short quick movements from side to side or up and down.

Usage examples:

His arm waggled

noun

An act of waggling.

Usage examples:

He went through the same routine, the same wiggles and waggles that he did on the golf course.

verb

Move one's hand to and fro in greeting or as a signal.

Usage examples:

He waved to me from the train

noun

A long body of water curling into an arched form and breaking on the shore.

Usage examples:

He was swept out to sea by a freak wave

verb

(physics) a movement up and down or back and forth

verb

Move or cause to move unsteadily from side to side.

Usage examples:

The table wobbles where the leg is too short

noun

An unsteady movement from side to side.

Usage examples:

The handlebars developed a wobble

verb

To shake or move from side to side in a way that shows a lack of balance, or to cause something to do this

Usage examples:

[ i ] the table wobbles because its legs are uneven.

verb

Twist and turn with quick writhing movements.

Usage examples:

The puppy wriggled in his arms

noun

A wriggling movement.

Usage examples:

She gave an impatient little wriggle

verb

To make small quick movements with the body, turning from side to side

Usage examples:

[ i ] somehow he twisted himself about and wriggled free of farkas’s grip and danced away.

verb

Make twisting, squirming movements or contortions of the body.

Usage examples:

He writhed in agony on the ground

verb

To make twisting movements with the body, esp. because you are feeling strong emotion

Usage examples:

He writhed in agony at the thought.