wiggly

Meaning

1. Constantly moving, especially with small, undirected movements.
2. Of a line: made up of many curves.

Synonyms

wriggly

writhing

wriggling

serpentine

sinuate

sinuous

squiggly

tortuous

twisty

undulatory

vermicular

vermiculate

winding

wonky

vermiculated

writher

billowy

pansified

corrugated

eventful

moire

rocky

slithering

Translations

mosso

sinuoso

mogut

ondulat

bewegt

rückte

κυματοειδής

gerückt

συστρεφόμενος

ému

émue

flou

sinueux

touché

sinuós

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈwɪɡl̩i/

Etymology

Cognate with Saterland Frisian: wiggelg

In summary

From wiggle + -y. Cognate with Saterland Frisian wiggelg, wiggelch (“wiggly”), German Low German wiggelig (“wiggly, restless, fidgety”).