wiggles
Shifts back and forth
Wiggles are quick, small, side-to-side movements.
A child wiggles in their seat; a worm wiggles across pavement.
The word suggests restless or playful motion: She couldn't sit still—she had the wiggles.
To wiggle out of something is to escape through evasion or clever maneuvering: He wiggled out of his commitments.
Twist from discomfort
- jiggleShake with small movements
- twitchInvoluntary muscular jerk
- writheTwist body in pain
- shimmyRapid side-to-side shaking
undulate · quiver · wobble · shake · shudder · vibrate · oscillate · flutter
Inclined to wriggle
silly · jiggly · antic · romping · frolicking · wriggly · restless · excitable
Southern Hemisphere continent-country
- sing-alongGroup vocal participation
- concertLive musical performance
- preschoolEarly childhood educational program
- educationalPromoting knowledge or skill
squirm
Twist from discomfort
shimmy · undulate · quiver · wobble · shake · shudder · vibrate · oscillate · flutter · thrash
squirmy
Inclined to wriggle
bouncy · silly · jiggly · antic · romping · frolicking · wriggly · restless · excitable · energetic
Australia
Southern Hemisphere continent-country
- sing-alongGroup vocal participation
- concertLive musical performance
- preschoolEarly childhood educational program
toddler
Child learning to walk
naptime · crawling · highchair · sippy cup · bib · onesie · nursery · teething · giggles · tickles
bendy
Easily flexed or curved
pliable · rubbery · slinky · springy · elastic · wobbly · loose · floppy · limp · noodly
wigglesfreezes
Hardens from cold
stays put · stiffens · immobilizes · sits still · stands still
wigglesstiffness
Resistance to deformation
rigidity · inflexibility · fixedness · steadiness · firmness
wigglesstiffens
Becomes less pliable
rigidifies · locks · fixes · solidifies · hardens
- 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