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单词 wiggle
释义 wig·gle
I. \ˈwigəl\ verb
(wiggled ; wiggled ; wiggling \-g(ə)liŋ\ ; wiggles)
Etymology: Middle English wiglen, wigelen, of Low German or Dutch origin; akin to Middle Low German wiggelen to totter, reel, MFlemish wigelen to totter, reel, rock, Middle Dutch wiege cradle; akin to Old High German wiga cradle, Old English wegan to move — more at way
intransitive verb
1. : to move back and forth or up and down with quick jerky or shaking motions : jiggle, oscillate
 < a compass needle wiggling crazily >
 < the screen … image wiggles — M.C.Faught >
 < high heels that make a woman wiggle … when she walks — Wolcott Gibbs >
2. : to proceed with twisting and turning movements : wriggle, worm
 < wiggle through a crowd >
 < has an unimaginable gift of wiggling in wherever he wants to — O.W.Holmes †1935 >
transitive verb
: to cause to wiggle
 < wiggled his eyebrows — John Fountain >
 < found his toe and wiggled it — Winifred Bambrick >
II. noun
(-s)
1. : the motion of one that wiggles
 < she was all smiles … and wiggles coming down the broad stairs — Calvin Kentfield >
2. : shellfish or fish in cream sauce with peas
 < shrimp wiggle >

- get a wiggle on
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