Wiggle: alternatives and connections

To move with a violent, irregular action; as, the wind agitates the sea; to agitate water in a vessel.

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Capability of motion; contractility.

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The act, process, or state of changing place or position; movement; the passing of a body from one place or position to another, whether voluntary or…

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To cause to change place or posture in any manner; to set in motion; to carry, convey, draw, or push from one place to another; to impel; to stir; as…

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The act of moving; change of place or posture; transference, by any means, from one situation to another; natural or appropriate motion; progress; ad…

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obs. p. p. of Shake.

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To move one way and the other with quick turns; to shake to and fro; to move vibratingly; to cause to vibrate, as a part of the body; as, to wag the…

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To reel, sway, or move from side to side; to move with a wagging motion; to waddle.

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The young, either larva or pupa, of the mosquito; -- called also wiggletail.

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The young, either larva or pupa, of the mosquito; -- called also wiggletail.

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To move the body to and fro with short, writhing motions, like a worm; to squirm; to twist uneasily or quickly about.

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To move the body to and fro with short, writhing motions, like a worm; to squirm; to twist uneasily or quickly about.

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One who, or that which, wriggles.

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One who, or that which, wriggles.

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To twist; to turn; now, usually, to twist or turn so as to distort; to wring.

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To twist; to turn; now, usually, to twist or turn so as to distort; to wring.

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To wriggle or frisk about; to move awkwardly; to shake up and down.

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To shake slightly; to push suddenly but slightly, so as to cause to shake or totter; to jostle; to jog.

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To twist about briskly with contor/ions like an eel or a worm; to wriggle; to writhe.

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To move the body to and fro with short, writhing motions, like a worm; to squirm; to twist uneasily or quickly about.

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