English Explanatory Dictionary

wiggly

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Constantly moving, especially with small, undirected movements.
  2. Of a line: made up of many curves.

Pronunciation

/ˈwɪɡl̩i/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-wiggly.wav /ˈwɪɡ(ə)li/

Word forms

wiggly wigglier wiggliest

Etymology

From wiggle + -y. Cognate with Saterland Frisian wiggelg, wiggelch (“wiggly”), German Low German wiggelig (“wiggly, restless, fidgety”).

Synonyms

fidgety jiggly jumpy squirmy wigglesome
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