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# wiggly

adjective (wiggly, wigglier, wiggliest)

«wiggly» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Wiggly means with many small curves or bends, not straight. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/W/wiggly/#m1)
2. Moving with small quick twisting movements. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/W/wiggly/#m2)

### In the lessons

Used in art and maths: a wiggly line (not straight); in handwriting practice; in nature: a wiggly worm. In stories and early science: wiggly tadpoles. Also "a wiggly tooth" (a loose tooth).

### Examples

- Draw a wiggly line across the page. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/W/wiggly/#x1)
- The worm was long and wiggly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/W/wiggly/#x2)
- My tooth is wiggly and will fall out soon. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/W/wiggly/#x3)
- Tadpoles have wiggly tails. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/W/wiggly/#x4)
- A wiggly line is not a straight line. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/W/wiggly/#x5)
- The baby is so wiggly when I change her nappy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/W/wiggly/#x6)

### Note

Informal word. From the verb "wiggle". Comparative: wigglier, wiggliest (y to i). Similar words: wavy, squiggly.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «wiggly»](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/W/wiggly/): every meaning and example of this page parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«wiggly» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/wiggly.html) on Mova free.