wiggle

Plural: wiggles

Noun

the act of wiggling
A rapid movement in alternating opposite directions, not necessarily regular.
An alternating state or characteristic.
See wiggles.

Verb

Verb Forms: wiggled, wiggling, wiggles

To move with short, quick movements from side to side.
move to and fro
To move with irregular, back and forward or side to side motions; to shake or jiggle.

Examples

Her hips wiggle as she walks.
She tried to wiggle the tiles around, hoping a better word would magically appear.
She walked with a sexy wiggle.
The jelly wiggles on the plate when you move it.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English wiglen, probably from Middle Dutch wigelen (“to wiggle”) and perhaps Middle Low German wigelen, frequentative of wiegen (“to rock”), from wiege (“cradle”). See wain, and Dutch wieg (“cradle”). Cognate to Dutch wiggelen (“to wiggle”).

Synonyms

jiggle, joggle, squirm, wriggle

Scrabble Score: 11

wiggle: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
wiggle: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
wiggle: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

wiggle: valid Words With Friends Word