wiggle Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the act of wiggling
    wriggle; squirm.
  2. verb move to and fro
    joggle; jiggle.
    • Don't jiggle your finger while the nurse is putting on the bandage!

WordNet

Wig"gle transitive verb & intransitive verb
Etymology
Cf. Wag, v. t., Waggle.
Definitions
  1. 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.
Wig"gle noun
Definitions
  1. Act of wiggling; a wriggle. Colloq.

Webster 1913