"wiggly" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈwɪɡl̩i/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈwɪɡ(ə)li/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-wiggly.wav Forms: wigglier [comparative], wiggliest [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɪɡəli Etymology: From wiggle + -y. Cognate with Saterland Frisian wiggelg, wiggelch (“wiggly”), German Low German wiggelig (“wiggly, restless, fidgety”). Etymology templates: {{af|en|wiggle|-y|id2=adjectival}} wiggle + -y, {{cog|stq|wiggelg}} Saterland Frisian wiggelg, {{cog|nds-de|wiggelig|t=wiggly, restless, fidgety}} German Low German wiggelig (“wiggly, restless, fidgety”) Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} wiggly (comparative wigglier, superlative wiggliest)
  1. Constantly moving, especially with small, undirected movements. Synonyms: fidgety, jiggly, jumpy, squirmy, wigglesome Translations (constantly moving): vääntelehtivä (Finnish), tempoileva (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-wiggly-en-adj--JGMwVvh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y (adjectival), Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 83 17 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y (adjectival): 74 26 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 87 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 87 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 90 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 84 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 86 14 Disambiguation of 'constantly moving': 97 3
  2. Of a line: made up of many curves. Translations (made of many curves): kiemurteleva (Finnish), kiemurainen (Finnish), волнистый (volnistyj) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-wiggly-en-adj-wVLv2U4c Disambiguation of 'made of many curves': 27 73

Inflected forms

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