wiggle

Signification (Anglais)

Verb

To move with irregular, back and forward or side to side motions; to shake or jiggle.

Noun

1. A rapid movement in alternating opposite directions, not necessarily regular.
2. (figuratively) An alternating state or characteristic.
3. (in-plural) See wiggles.

Concepts

se tortiller

s’agiter

agiter

fretiller

grelotter

remuer

rouler

trembler

frétiller

secouement

se trémousser

tortillement

tortiller

trémousser

ballotter

branler

Synonymes

wriggle

squirm

shake

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jiggle

wag

waggle

joggle

wobble

twitch

swing

wigwag

waddle

brandish

twist

writhe

flourish

shimmy

jerk

slither

totter

toddle

sway

fidget

pendulate

pendulum motion

thread one’s way

move about restlessly

oscillating movement

jigging motion

swing motion

beckon

nodding action

crawl

dither

fiddle

flap

flit

flop

flutter

move

oscillate

peristalsis

quake

quiver

ripple

shiver

shudder

slink

slip

stalk

Traductions

wackeln

dimenare

wiebelen

menear

meneo

kıpırdaşmak

kımıldamak

zittern

sacudir

κινώ παλινδρομικά

schwänzeln

contonear

ruckeln

sotraguejar

sacsar

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈwɪɡəl/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: wiglen

Appartenant à néerlandais: wieg

Appartenant à néerlandais: wiggelen

In summary

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”).