"figgle" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: figgles [present, singular, third-person], figgling [participle, present], figgled [participle, past], figgled [past]
Rhymes: -ɪɡəl Etymology: From fig (“to move briskly; go to and fro”, a variant of fike) + -le (frequentative suffix). Compare also Middle English fikelen (“to wag the head or tail; fawn”). Etymology templates: {{m|en|fike}} fike, {{affix|en|fig|-le|pos1=a variant of <i class="Latn mention" lang="en">fike</i>|pos2=frequentative suffix|t1=to move briskly; go to and fro}} fig (“to move briskly; go to and fro”, a variant of fike) + -le (frequentative suffix), {{noncog|enm|fikelen|t=to wag the head or tail; fawn}} Middle English fikelen (“to wag the head or tail; fawn”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} figgle (third-person singular simple present figgles, present participle figgling, simple past and past participle figgled)
  1. (intransitive, Northern England) To fidget about; wriggle Tags: Northern-England, intransitive
    Sense id: en-figgle-en-verb-hueSUqga Categories (other): Northern England English
  2. (intransitive, Northern England) To potter about seeking a living Tags: Northern-England, intransitive
    Sense id: en-figgle-en-verb-qkeT81lT Categories (other): Northern England English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -le Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 70 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -le: 32 68
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: viggle Derived forms: figgle-faggle Related terms: fike

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