wiggle

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A rapid movement in alternating opposite directions, not necessarily regular.
    — She walked with a sexy wiggle.
  2. An alternating state or characteristic. figuratively
  3. See wiggles. in-plural
动词 v.
  1. To move with irregular, back and forward or side to side motions; to shake or jiggle. ambitransitive
    — Her hips wiggle as she walks.

词形变化

wiggles present,singular,third-person wiggling participle,present wiggled participle,past wiggled past wiggles plural

词汇关系

衍生词
get a wiggle on squiggle wiggle dress wiggle out of wiggler wiggle room wiggle seat wigglesome wiggle worm wiggly

词源

词源 1
From Middle English wiglen, probably from Middle Dutch wigelen (“to wiggle”) and perhaps Middle Low German wigelen, frequentative of wiegen (“to rock”), from wiege (“cradle”). See wain, and Dutch wieg (“cradle”). Cognate to Dutch wiggelen (“to wiggle”), Low German wiggeln (“to wiggle”).
词源 2
From Middle English wiglen, probably from Middle Dutch wigelen (“to wiggle”) and perhaps Middle Low German wigelen, frequentative of wiegen (“to rock”), from wiege (“cradle”). See wain, and Dutch wieg (“cradle”). Cognate to Dutch wiggelen (“to wiggle”), Low German wiggeln (“to wiggle”).
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