wiggle
pronunciation
How to pronounce wiggle in British English:
UK [ˈwɪgl]
How to pronounce wiggle in American English:
US [ˈwɪɡəl]
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- Noun:
- the act of wiggling
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- Verb:
- move to and fro
Word Origin
- wiggle
- wiggle: see earwig
- wiggle (v.)
- early 13c., perhaps from Middle Dutch or Middle Flemish wigelen, frequentative of wiegen "to rock," from wiege "cradle," from Proto-Germanic *wig- (cognates: Old High German wiga, German Wiege "cradle," Old Frisian widze), from PIE root *wegh- "to move" (see weigh). Related: Wiggled; wiggling. The noun is attested from 1816.
Example
- 1. A 72-year-old patient was thrilled to discover she could again wiggle her toes .
- 2. With interest rates already at zero , policymakers have little wiggle room .
- 3. Charged particles called ions travel along the nanowire , causing it to stretch out in length and also bend and wiggle .
- 4. Players use the cursor to grab , bend , pull , and wiggle the chain of amino acids anywhere along its length , folding the protein into its optimum shape .
- 5. With an auto loan , you have a little more wiggle room in terms of your score .