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WIGGLE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The act of wiggling

Synonyms:

squirm; wiggle; wriggle

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("wiggle" is a kind of...):

motility; motion; move; movement (a change of position that does not entail a change of location)

Derivation:

wiggle (move to and fro)

wiggly (moving in a twisting or snake-like or wormlike fashion)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Move to and fro

Example:

Don't jiggle your finger while the nurse is putting on the bandage!

Synonyms:

jiggle; joggle; wiggle

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "wiggle" is one way to...):

agitate; shake (move or cause to move back and forth)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "wiggle"):

wag; waggle (move from side to side)

Sentence frames:

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Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

wiggle (the act of wiggling)

wiggler (terrestrial worm that burrows into and helps aerate soil; often surfaces when the ground is cool or wet; used as bait by anglers)

wiggler (larva of a mosquito)

wiggler (one who can't stay still (especially a child))

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