wiggle

Think of a puppy trying to get comfortable or a child moving around in a chair. To wiggle is to move with small, quick turns or side-to-side motions. Babies wiggle their toes, worms wiggle across the ground, and people wiggle when they are excited, nervous, or unable to sit still. You can also wiggle something else, like your fingers to get someone's attention or a loose tooth to see if it is ready to come out.

To wiggle is to move with small, quick twists or side-to-side motions. The movement is usually light, repeated, and a little restless or playful rather than strong or forceful. A baby might wiggle its fingers and toes, a worm might wiggle across the ground, and a child might wiggle in a chair when it cannot sit still.

The word can describe your own movement or the movement of something you control. You can wiggle in your seat, or you can wiggle your fingers, your ears, or a loose tooth. It is also often used when someone is trying to move something into or out of a tight spot with repeated little motions, like wiggling your foot into a tight shoe or wiggling a drawer open.

Wiggle is also used in a figurative way in phrases like "wiggle out of," which means to escape from a duty, problem, or awkward situation in a clever or slippery way. Overall, the word suggests small repeated movement and often carries a sense of energy, impatience, playfulness, or discomfort.