wig·gle
verb/ˈwɪɡl/
/ˈwɪɡl/
[intransitive, transitive] (informal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they wiggle | /ˈwɪɡl/ /ˈwɪɡl/ |
| he / she / it wiggles | /ˈwɪɡlz/ /ˈwɪɡlz/ |
| past simple wiggled | /ˈwɪɡld/ /ˈwɪɡld/ |
| past participle wiggled | /ˈwɪɡld/ /ˈwɪɡld/ |
| -ing form wiggling | /ˈwɪɡlɪŋ/ /ˈwɪɡlɪŋ/ |
- to move from side to side or up and down in short, quick movements; to make something move in this way
（使）扭动，摆动，摇动，起伏 - Her bottom wiggled as she walked past.
她屁股一扭一扭地走了过去。 - wiggle something He removed his shoes and wiggled his toes.
他脱掉鞋子，扭动着脚趾。 - They wiggled their hips to the rhythm of the music.
他们随着音乐的节奏扭动臀部。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryWiggle is used with these nouns as the subject:- jelly
- finger
- hip
- toe
- …
Word OriginMiddle English: from Middle Low German and Middle Dutch wiggelen (frequentative). - Her bottom wiggled as she walked past.