Meaning of "wiggle" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD WIGGLE

From Middle Low German, Middle Dutch wiggelen.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF WIGGLE

wiggle  [ˈwɪɡəl]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WIGGLE

Wiggle is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb wiggle in English.

WHAT DOES WIGGLE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Wiggle

Wiggle may refer to: ▪ The Wiggle, a bike route in San Francisco that avoids steep grades ▪ The Wiggles, an Australian children's band ▪ Wiggle, an album by Screeching Weasel ▪ Wiggle, a children's book by Doreen Cronin and Scott Menchin ▪ Wiggle Ltd, UK based online sporting goods retailer ▪ The WGL system interface to the Microsoft Windows implementation of OpenGL ▪ Wiggle a song by Jason Derulo ▪ Wiggle, a UK DJs duo formed by Nathan Coles and Terry Francis...

Definition of wiggle in the English dictionary

The definition of wiggle in the dictionary is to move or cause to move with jerky movements, esp from side to side. Other definition of wiggle is the act or an instance of wiggling.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO WIGGLE

PRESENT

Present

I wiggle

you wiggle

he/she/it wiggles

we wiggle

you wiggle

they wiggle

Present continuous

I am wiggling

you are wiggling

he/she/it is wiggling

we are wiggling

you are wiggling

they are wiggling

Present perfect

I have wiggled

you have wiggled

he/she/it has wiggled

we have wiggled

you have wiggled

they have wiggled

Present perfect continuous

I have been wiggling

you have been wiggling

he/she/it has been wiggling

we have been wiggling

you have been wiggling

they have been wiggling

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I wiggled

you wiggled

he/she/it wiggled

we wiggled

you wiggled

they wiggled

Past continuous

I was wiggling

you were wiggling

he/she/it was wiggling

we were wiggling

you were wiggling

they were wiggling

Past perfect

I had wiggled

you had wiggled

he/she/it had wiggled

we had wiggled

you had wiggled

they had wiggled

Past perfect continuous

I had been wiggling

you had been wiggling

he/she/it had been wiggling

we had been wiggling

you had been wiggling

they had been wiggling

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will wiggle

you will wiggle

he/she/it will wiggle

we will wiggle

you will wiggle

they will wiggle

Future continuous

I will be wiggling

you will be wiggling

he/she/it will be wiggling

we will be wiggling

you will be wiggling

they will be wiggling

Future perfect

I will have wiggled

you will have wiggled

he/she/it will have wiggled

we will have wiggled

you will have wiggled

they will have wiggled

Future perfect continuous

I will have been wiggling

you will have been wiggling

he/she/it will have been wiggling

we will have been wiggling

you will have been wiggling

they will have been wiggling

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would wiggle

you would wiggle

he/she/it would wiggle

we would wiggle

you would wiggle

they would wiggle

Conditional continuous

I would be wiggling

you would be wiggling

he/she/it would be wiggling

we would be wiggling

you would be wiggling

they would be wiggling

Conditional perfect

I would have wiggle

you would have wiggle

he/she/it would have wiggle

we would have wiggle

you would have wiggle

they would have wiggle

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been wiggling

you would have been wiggling

he/she/it would have been wiggling

we would have been wiggling

you would have been wiggling

they would have been wiggling

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you wiggle
we let´s wiggle
you wiggle

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to wiggle

Past participle

wiggled

Present Participle

wiggling

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «WIGGLE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «wiggle» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of wiggle

jerk · jiggle · shake · squirm · twitch · wag · waggle · writhe

TRANSLATION OF WIGGLE

Find out the translation of wiggle to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of wiggle from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «wiggle» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 摆动
• Translator English - Spanish: menear
• English: wiggle
• Translator English - Hindi: लचीलेपन की
• Translator English - Arabic: تذبذب
• Translator English - Russian: покачивание
• Translator English - Portuguese: menear
• Translator English - Bengali: আন্দোলিত করা
• Translator English - French: remuer
• Translator English - Malay: Bergoyang
• Translator English - German: wackeln mit
• Translator English - Japanese: ぴくぴく動かす/ぴくぴく動く
• Translator English - Korean: 위 아래 또는 좌우로 움직이다
• Translator English - Javanese: Wiggle
• Translator English - Vietnamese: đưa qua đưa lại
• Translator English - Tamil: வேகமாக அசைந்து செல்
• Translator English - Marathi: वळवळणे
• Translator English - Turkish: kıpırdatmak
• Translator English - Italian: agitare
• Translator English - Polish: Wiggle
• Translator English - Ukrainian: погойдування
• Translator English - Romanian: wiggle
• Translator English - Greek: κουνάω
• Translator English - Afrikaans: wikkel
• Translator English - Swedish: vicka
• Translator English - Norwegian: vrikke

8 QUOTES WITH «WIGGLE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word wiggle.

1

Eric Betzig

Frankly, I guess, I don't really understand why people, why so many people, are so risk averse. You know, there's always ways to wiggle your way out of any situation if you're motivated enough.

2

Lewis Grizzard

The public, more often than not, will forgive mistakes, but it will not forgive trying to wiggle out of one.

3

Emile Hirsch

If you give an actor any wiggle room to whine in situations where they want to whine, you're gonna whine.

4

Steve Marriott

I reached the stage where I was afraid to wiggle my leg, but then I thought 'why shouldn't I?' It's what I do and now I know how to turn an audience on again.

5

Peter McWilliams

Life is not a struggle. It's a wiggle.

6

Kylie Minogue

The Sun in London ran a front page declaring my bum a national treasure. I really did laugh at that. Its not like it can actually do anything, except wiggle.

7

Roy Orbison

You wiggle to the left, you wiggle to the right, you do the Ooby Dooby with all your might.

8

Len Wein

I try not to violate what came before me and to leave lots of wiggle room for those who will follow.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WIGGLE»

Discover the use of wiggle in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to wiggle and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Wiggle

Do you wake up with a wiggle? Do you wiggle out of bed? For energetic toddlers (are there any who aren't?), here's a book that invites them to wiggle along with the story.

Doreen Cronin, 2013

Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle

Most of all, she knows everything about children. She can cure them of any ailment. Patsy hates baths. Hubert never puts anything away. Allen eats v-e-r-y slowly. Mrs Piggle-Wiggle has a treatment for all of them. The incomparable Mrs.

Betty MacDonald, 1994

Mister Wiggle's Book

Mr. Wiggle describes, in rhyming text and illustrations, the different ways careless readers damage the library's books.

Paula Margaret Craig, Carol Thompson, 2003

Giggle Wiggle Pregnancy Journal

Giggle Wiggle Pregnancy Journal & Keepsake is the newest addition to the best-selling series of parenting and baby books from Elizabeth & Alex Lluch.

Elizabeth Lluch, Alex Lluch, 2011

Giggle Wiggle Baby Journal and Keepsake

Giggle Wiggle Baby Journal & Keepsake is the newest addition to the best-selling series of parenting and baby books from Elizabeth & Alex Lluch.

Elizabeth Lluch, Alex Lluch, 2011

Hello, Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle

The incomparable Mrs.

Betty MacDonald, 1994

Lines That Wiggle

A variety of monsters and other creatures demonstrate some of the different things that lines can do, from curving and curling to zigging and zagging.

Candace Whitman, 2009

How I Got My Wiggle Back: A Memoir of Healing

In this book, he also talks about his remarkable recovery and the simple techniques that can help anyone suffering with similar problems to regain their health.

Anthony Field, 2011

Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle's Magic

centerMrs. Piggle-Wiggle has a trick up her sleeve centerMrs.

Betty MacDonald, 1994

Wiggle and Waggle

Two worms who are best friends have fun together as they tunnel their way through a garden. Includes facts on how worms help plants grow.

Caroline Arnold, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WIGGLE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term wiggle is used in the context of the following news items.

SF bike riders' Wiggle protest slows traffic

The Wiggle is a bike route on city streets that winds from Market Street to the Panhandle, passing through the Duboce Triangle and Lower Haight. It allows ... «SFGate, Jul 15»

Favorite Wiggle It Jiggleit rolls to win $700K Meadowlands Pace

Wiggle It Jiggleit's driver Montrell Teague celebrates after winning the Meadowlands Pace on Saturday night. Photo: Michael Lisa/Lisa Photo ... «New York Post, Jul 15»

Meadowlands Pace: Is Wiggle It Jiggleit on the road to greatness?

On Saturday night at the Meadowlands Racetrack, Wiggle It Jiggleit will attempt to win the 39th edition of the $706,000 Meadowlands Pace. The horse with only ... «Daily Racing Form, Jul 15»

Wiggle It Jiggleit favored in Meadowlands Pace

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Wiggle It Jiggleit is ideally positioned for the $706,000 Crawford Farms Meadowlands Pace this weekend. The 4-5 favorite ... «USA TODAY, Jul 15»

Wakizashi Hanover stuns Wiggle It Jiggleit to win North America Cup

Driven by 24-year-old Montrell Teague and sent off as the 1-2 favourite, Wiggle It Jiggleit pulled the field through quick fractions of 251/5, 533/5, and 1:21 ... «Toronto Sun, Jun 15»

Wiggle Honda rider Jolien d'Hoore wins stage two of the Women's …

Wiggle Honda rider Jolien d'Hoore sprinted to victory in Clacton to move within one second of race leader Lisa Brennauer in the Aviva Women's Tour. «SkySports, Jun 15»

Favoured Wiggle It Jiggleit has speed to spare

CAMPBELLVILLE — Trainer Clyde Francis got straight to the point when asked what makes his horse Wiggle It Jiggleit the overwhelming favourite for Saturday's ... «Hamilton Spectator, Jun 15»

Ready, Steady, Wiggle

The Wiggles have been performing together since 1991, selling out arena shows worldwide. They've sold almost 20 million DVDs and five million CDs, and their ... «The Telegram, May 15»

We're engaged! Purple Wiggle Lachy Gillespie pops the question to …

With Sydney's harbour as a backdrop, Gillespie, the purple Wiggle, read a romantic poem, got down on one knee and asked for his yellow Wiggle's hand in ... «The Daily Telegraph, May 15»

The Wiggles' secret couple Emma Watkins and Lachlan Gillespie …

But now, the very first Wiggles couple, Emma Watkins and Lachlan 'Lachy' Gillespie, have announced their relationship status and they couldn't be happier. «Daily Mail, Mar 15»