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Synonyms for wiggle

Grammar : Verb
Spell : wig-uh l
Phonetic Transcription : ˈwɪg əl

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Définition of wiggle

Origin :
  • early 13c., perhaps from Middle Dutch or Middle Flemish wigelen, frequentative of wiegen "to rock," from wiege "cradle" (cf. Old High German wiga, German Wiege, Old Frisian widze), from PIE root *wegh- "to move" (see weigh). Related: Wiggled; wiggling. The noun is attested from 1816.
  • verb shake back and forth
Example sentences :
  • The lantern light was extinguished but she did not remember the lantern, or Wiggle.
  • Extract from : « Pee-wee Harris » by Percy Keese Fitzhugh
  • Wiggle, appearing to sense the situation, began to bark up-roariously.
  • Extract from : « Pee-wee Harris » by Percy Keese Fitzhugh
  • Wiggle appeared to claim the locust as a souvenir of the scout's magic.
  • Extract from : « Pee-wee Harris » by Percy Keese Fitzhugh
  • Mr. Ellsworth, Pee-wee's scoutmaster, would have said that Wiggle lacked method.
  • Extract from : « Pee-wee Harris » by Percy Keese Fitzhugh
  • We have made a drawing of Wiggle No. 11, and send it to you.
  • Extract from : « Harper's Young People, July 20, 1880 » by Various
  • Sometimes they point, sometimes they wiggle, and sometimes they get together and snap!
  • Extract from : « FreeChildrenStories.com Collection » by Daniel Errico
  • I'll be sitting on your neck if you don't get a wiggle on with that rope!
  • Extract from : « The Skylark of Space » by Edward Elmer Smith and Lee Hawkins Garby
  • To my mind, she'd sooner be slapped in the face by us than have us try an' wiggle out of the deal.
  • Extract from : « Rimrock Trail » by J. Allan Dunn
  • You wiggle your body in with more or less grace, and then you stand up.
  • Extract from : « Life in a Tank » by Richard Haigh
  • Unfortunately your drawings of Wiggle No. 10 came too late to be engraved.
  • Extract from : « Harper's Young People, May 11, 1880 » by Various

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