wigglewig‧gle /ˈwɪɡəl/ verb [intransitive, transitive] 
Word Origin Examples
Henry wiggled his toes.—wiggle noun [countable]
Word OriginWORD ORIGINwiggle
Verb TableOrigin:
1200-1300 Probably from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German wiggelen ‘to walk unsteadily’VERB TABLE
wiggle
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | wiggle |
| he, she, it | wiggles | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | wiggled |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have wiggled |
| he, she, it | has wiggled | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had wiggled |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will wiggle |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have wiggled |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am wiggling |
| he, she, it | is wiggling | |
| you, we, they | are wiggling | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was wiggling |
| you, we, they | were wiggling | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been wiggling |
| he, she, it | has been wiggling | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been wiggling |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be wiggling |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been wiggling |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
Thesaurus- Can you wiggle your ears?
- Karen sat in front of the fire and wiggled her toes.
- Marilyn Monroe was able to wiggle her hips in a way that drove men wild.
- He wiggled a few steps and swirled around.
- He wiggled his rear end in emphasis, and we both laughed at his joke.
- However, if you wiggle the mirror as the fly passes, the fly wiggles too.
- I wiggled into the pantyhose, did a spit polish on the pumps, and slipped into those.
- I pushed pedals furiously and wiggled the ship as we hovered, waiting for Farris.
- She set the second glass on the table and then folded her hands in front of her, wiggling slightly in place.
- Something of the sulkiness vanished and she wiggled her feet down more firmly into her shoes.
- Then wiggle the finger and thumb joints.
Longman Language Activatorto shake a part of your body► shake
Collocations · Brad got up and shook his legs to get all the grass off.· She shook her long blonde hair.shake your head (=move your head from side to side as a way of saying 'no') · Mom shook her head. "You can't go out again at this time of night."shake your fist (at somebody) (=shake your closed hand in front of someone as a way of showing that you are angry) · "Women drivers!" the truck driver yelled, shaking his fist at me.
► wiggle to move your toes, fingers, bottom etc with a series of small movements: · Karen sat in front of the fire and wiggled her toes.· Marilyn Monroe was able to wiggle her hips in a way that drove men wild.
► waggle British to move part of your body, especially your bottom, legs, or toes, from side to side or up and down, with fairly large movements: · The children were told to lie on their backs and waggle their legs in the air.· I've always wanted to be able to waggle my ears.
► wag if a dog wags its tail, it moves its tail from side to side; if a person wags their finger or head, they shake it repeatedly, especially in order to show that they do not like something that someone has done: · A dog wags its tail in order to show friendliness and pleasure.· "You shouldn't have done that!'' Mum said, wagging her finger at me.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► finger
to move with small movements from side to side or up and down, or to make something move like this: · Then wiggle the finger and thumb joints.· He managed to free himself only when an ambulance team talked him into trying to wiggle his fingers.
► toe· She wiggled her toes and gave a sigh of relief.· He stuck out one foot and wiggled the toes.· As she woke up she was encouraged to move around in bed and wiggle her toes.
Henry wiggled his toes.—wiggle noun [countable]