Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Wiggle"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Wiggle \Wig"gle\, v. t. & i. [Cf. {Wag}, v. t., {Waggle}.]
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.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Wiggle \Wig"gle\, n.
Act of wiggling; a wriggle. [Colloq.]

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

wiggle
n : the act of wiggling [syn: {wriggle}, {squirm}]
v : move to and fro; "Don't jiggle your finger while the nurse
is putting on the bandage!" [syn: {jiggle}, {joggle}]


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