wiggly

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈwɪɡl̩i/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈwɪɡ(ə)li/
  • Rhymes: -ɪɡəli
  • Hyphenation: wigg‧ly

Adjective

wiggly (comparative wigglier, superlative wiggliest)

  1. Constantly moving, especially with small, undirected movements.
    Synonyms: fidgety, jiggly, jumpy, squirmy, wigglesome
    It is not easy to get a diaper onto a wiggly little baby.
  2. Of a line: made up of many curves.

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