wiggle

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wig·gle / ˈwigəl/ • v. move or cause to move up and down or from side to side with small rapid movements: [tr.] Stasia wiggled her toes | [intr.] my tooth was wiggling around. ∎  (wiggle out of) avoid (something), esp. by devious means: they’re trying to wiggle out of their agreement.• n. a wiggling movement: a slight wiggle of the hips. ∎  a deviation in a line: a wiggle on a chart.PHRASES: get a wiggle on inf. get moving; hurry.DERIVATIVES: wig·gly / ˈwig(ə)lē/ adj. (-gli·er, -gli·est) .

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