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"word": "frétiller"
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"word": "ქნევა"
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"word": "pīonioni"
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"word": "vrikke"
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"sense": "to move with irregular motions",
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"code": "pt",
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"sense": "to move with irregular motions",
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"word": "tytistä"
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"code": "fi",
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"word": "hytkyttää"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to move with irregular motions",
"word": "frétiller"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to move with irregular motions",
"word": "se tortiller"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "kneva",
"sense": "to move with irregular motions",
"word": "ქნევა"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"raw_tags": [
"for dog's tail"
],
"roman": "kicini",
"sense": "to move with irregular motions",
"tags": [
"especially"
],
"word": "ქიცინი"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to move with irregular motions",
"word": "schlängeln"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to move with irregular motions",
"word": "schwänzeln"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to move with irregular motions",
"word": "wackeln"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to move with irregular motions",
"word": "hin und her wackeln"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to move with irregular motions",
"tags": [
"intransitive"
],
"word": "ficánkol"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to move with irregular motions",
"word": "ring"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to move with irregular motions",
"word": "ringatózik"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to move with irregular motions",
"word": "hullámzik"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to move with irregular motions",
"tags": [
"transitive"
],
"word": "riszál"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to move with irregular motions",
"word": "csóvál"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to move with irregular motions",
"word": "mozgat"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to move with irregular motions",
"word": "ringat"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to move with irregular motions",
"word": "pīonioni"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "to move with irregular motions",
"word": "vrikke"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to move with irregular motions",
"word": "rebolar"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to move with irregular motions",
"word": "sacolejar"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "pokačivatʹ",
"sense": "to move with irregular motions",
"word": "покачивать"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "raskačivatʹsja",
"sense": "to move with irregular motions",
"word": "раскачиваться"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to move with irregular motions",
"word": "menear"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to move with irregular motions",
"word": "contonear"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to move with irregular motions",
"word": "vicka"
}
],
"word": "wiggle"
}
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{
"word": "get a wiggle on"
},
{
"word": "squiggle"
},
{
"word": "wiggle dress"
},
{
"word": "wiggler"
},
{
"word": "wiggle room"
},
{
"word": "wiggle seat"
},
{
"word": "wiggle worm"
},
{
"word": "wiggly"
}
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"name": "inh"
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{
"args": {
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"2": "dum",
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"4": "",
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"name": "der"
},
{
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"3": "wigelen"
},
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"name": "der"
},
{
"args": {
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"3": "",
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},
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"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "dum",
"2": "wiege",
"3": "",
"4": "cradle"
},
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"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
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},
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"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
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"3": "",
"4": "cradle"
},
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"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "nl",
"2": "wiggelen",
"3": "",
"4": "to wiggle"
},
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"name": "cog"
}
],
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"forms": [
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"form": "wiggles",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
}
],
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"args": {},
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"name": "en-noun"
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],
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],
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "noun",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
"English terms with usage examples"
],
"examples": [
{
"text": "She walked with a sexy wiggle.",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"A rapid movement in alternating opposite directions, not necessarily regular."
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"An alternating state or characteristic."
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(figurative) An alternating state or characteristic."
],
"tags": [
"figuratively"
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"See wiggles."
],
"links": [
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],
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"(in the plural) See wiggles."
],
"tags": [
"in-plural"
]
}
],
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{
"ipa": "/ˈwɪɡəl/"
},
{
"rhymes": "-ɪɡəl"
},
{
"audio": "En-us-wiggle.ogg",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/0/06/En-us-wiggle.ogg/En-us-wiggle.ogg.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/06/En-us-wiggle.ogg",
"tags": [
"US"
],
"text": "Audio (US)"
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],
"translations": [
{
"code": "bcl",
"lang": "Bikol Central",
"sense": "wiggling movement",
"word": "hikol-hikol"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "wiggling movement",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "vrikken"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "wiggling movement",
"word": "tutina"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "wiggling movement",
"word": "hytinä"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "wiggling movement",
"word": "hytke"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "wiggling movement",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "vrikk"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "wiggling movement",
"word": "rebolado"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "pokačivanije",
"sense": "wiggling movement",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "покачивание"
}
],
"word": "wiggle"
}
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