wiggler
Mosquito's aquatic offspring
A wiggler is something that wiggles—moves with quick, short motions from side to side.
The word often names mosquito larvae, which swim with characteristic wriggling movements in standing water.
In fishing, a wiggler is a bait that moves enticingly, whether a live worm or an artificial lure designed to shimmy.
Informally, any squirmy creature or restless child might earn the name: The little wiggler wouldn't sit still for the photo.
Twist from discomfort
- writheTwist body in pain
- wriggleTwisting, snakelike movement
- twistRotating motion or surprise
- slitherGlide smoothly, sinuously
thrash · contort · fidget · twitch · undulate · shimmy · jiggle · flex
Limbless soil invertebrate
- nightcrawlerBig worm, or nocturnal person
- minnowSmall freshwater fish
- fishingCatching aquatic creatures
- hookCurved catching device
lure · tackle · bobber · angler · cast · trout · bass · crappie
squirm
Twist from discomfort
slither · thrash · contort · fidget · twitch · undulate · shimmy · jiggle · flex · coil
worm
Limbless soil invertebrate
- nightcrawlerBig worm, or nocturnal person
- minnowSmall freshwater fish
- fishingCatching aquatic creatures
hook · lure · tackle · bobber · angler · cast · trout · bass · crappie · panfish
mosquito
Blood-feeding flying pest
bloodworm · pupa · hatch · water · stagnant · pond · breeding · insect · lifecycle · instar
antenna
Broadcast signal receiver
oscillator · circuit · resonance · modulation · feedback · wave · harmonic · amplitude · phase · receiver
- bug nicknamesbug, critter, creepy crawly, crawler, pest
- larvaelarvae, larva, caterpillar, caterpillars, maggot
- Fidgetersfidgeter, squirmer, pacer, nail biter, nervous wreck
- Electron Deviceselectron gun, electron microscope, scanning electron microscope, cathode ray tube, magnetron
wigglerrigid body
Idealized undeformable object
fixed object · rock · statue · post · stiff
- wiggle roomFlexibility to adjust
- wiggle wormWriggly soil dweller
- wiggly wormTwisting garden invertebrate
- wiggle dressesNarrow, body-hugging garments
- The WigglesAustralian children's group
- wiggle dressForm-fitted garment limiting movement