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English Dictionary: wiggle by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
wiggle
n
  1. the act of wiggling
    Synonym(s): wiggle, wriggle, squirm
v
  1. move to and fro; "Don't jiggle your finger while the nurse is putting on the bandage!"
    Synonym(s): jiggle, joggle, wiggle
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Wiggle \Wig"gle\, v. t. & i. [Cf. {Wag}, v. t., {Waggle}.]
      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. [Prov. Eng. & Colloq. U. S.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Wiggle \Wig"gle\, n.
      Act of wiggling; a wriggle. [Colloq.]
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