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wiggle

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/
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  1. 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 synonym wriggle
    • 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摆动臀部。
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryWiggle is used with these nouns as the subject:
    • jelly
    Wiggle is used with these nouns as the object:
    • finger
    • hip
    • toe
    • …
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    Word OriginMiddle English: from Middle Low German and Middle Dutch wiggelen (frequentative).

wiggle

noun
🔊/ˈwɪɡl/
🔊/ˈwɪɡl/
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  1. a small movement from side to side or up and down（轻微的）摆动，扭动，摇动，起伏
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryWiggle is used before these nouns:
    • room
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    Word OriginMiddle English: from Middle Low German and Middle Dutch wiggelen (frequentative).