wiggle

wiggle is a 6-letter English word with 4 senses as transitive verb, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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. Face value is 11 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

6 letters · Scrabble 11 · Words With Friends 14 · 4 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. 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.
2. noun. Act of wiggling; a wriggle.
3. noun. the act of wiggling

   Synonyms: squirm, wriggle

4. verb. move to and fro

   "Don't jiggle your finger while the nurse is putting on the bandage!"

   Synonyms: jiggle, joggle

Synonyms

squirm, wriggle, jiggle, joggle

Common word forms

wiggled, wiggler, wiggles, wiggling

Words from these letters

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