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/

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• (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.

Translations

constantly moving

• Finnish: vääntelehtivä, tempoileva

made of many curves

• Finnish: kiemurteleva, kiemurainen
• Russian: волнистый (ru) (volnistyj)