wiggle

Betekenis (Engels)

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.

Concepten

wiebelen

bibberen

schokken

wrikken

zich kronkelen

Synoniemen

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

Vertalingen

wackeln

s’agiter

se tortiller

meneo

dimenare

menear

kımıldamak

schwänzeln

kıpırdaşmak

sacudir

agiter

κινώ παλινδρομικά

zittern

contonear

ruckeln

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈwɪɡəl/

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelengels: wiglen

Verwant aan Nederlands: wieg

Verwant aan Nederlands: 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”).