How to Use wiggle in a Sentence

wiggle

1 of 2 verb

• The puppy wiggled with excitement.
• George had to wiggle Bunky back and forth to get him out.
  — Anne Fadiman, Harper’s Magazine , 10 Feb. 2023
• Make sure there is enough room in the toe box for your toes to wiggle.
  — John Thompson, Men's Health, 14 Mar. 2023
• Place eggs in a saucepan that gives them room to wiggle a bit.
  — Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 2 Apr. 2021
• But the dogs will wiggle their way on to my lap, or bring me their toy to play.
  — Ryan Bergeron, CNN, 22 Mar. 2020
• As the fly begins to swing, wiggle your rod hand side to side.
  — Dave Hurteau, Field & Stream, 26 June 2020
• Start at the base of the lash and wiggle the brush side to side to get the coat started and then pull through up the ends.
  — Madison Yauger, Peoplemag, 16 June 2023
• But at the same time, Nicki wants to wiggle her way in bad.
  — Michael Saponara, Billboard, 1 Feb. 2024
• Some swim in deep water or crawl and wiggle near or on the seafloor.
  — Suzanne Oconnell, The Conversation, 5 June 2023
• The Chargers even stopped the run well enough to wiggle out of being the league’s worst against the rush for the season.
  — Jeff Miller, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2021
• Having the room to stand up and wiggle a bit mid-flight would be a big help for kids.
  — Kara Alaimo, CNN, 22 Feb. 2023
• That’s a sneaky way to wiggle out from the uncrashable moniker.
  — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 25 June 2021
• Gently wiggle it down and around the pit until the pit is pried loose.
  — Antara Sinha, Bon Appétit, 29 Aug. 2022
• Just like adults, the baby may well wiggle and fuss and fall back asleep.
  — Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 13 Sep. 2022
• Good coaches find ways to wiggle their teams out of tight spots and tough times.
  — Kent Somers, The Arizona Republic, 3 Nov. 2022
• At the time, the singer posted a cute clip on TikTok of the little one wiggling around in his car seat.
  — Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 19 Sep. 2023
• To prove it, the duo would have to show that the curve could wiggle in space in a particular way.
  — Jordana Cepelewicz, Quanta Magazine, 25 Aug. 2022
• John seemed to have no where to run, but the shifty receiver wiggled his way free.
  — Randy McRoberts, baltimoresun.com, 16 Nov. 2019
• The men scoop the wiggling fish into a rusty container.
  — Washington Post, 5 Feb. 2024
• If working with an edger, use your foot to press it into the ground and wiggle back and forth a few times.
  — Arricca Elin Sansone, House Beautiful, 13 Apr. 2021
• Your dog will need to use her paws, snout, and mind to wiggle these squeaky, plush chipmunks out of their log.
  — Hannah Harper, Health.com, 14 May 2021
• The Pacers didn’t expect to wiggle their way back into the first round.
  — J. Michael, The Indianapolis Star, 31 July 2021
• Here are 2 favorite ways to hard-cook eggs Place eggs in a saucepan that gives them room to wiggle a bit.
  — Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 10 Apr. 2020
• With the top up, the car is very rigid, with no detectable cowl shake or wiggling on any surface.
  — Csaba Csere, Car and Driver, 11 Aug. 2023
• Catchy, upbeat and danceable, the film’s songs had kids wiggling in their seats.
  — Olivia McCormack, Washington Post, 15 Nov. 2023
• The TikToker would then wiggle the jeans to camera or lay them flat on a chair or the bed.
  — Rachel Besser, Vogue, 2 Aug. 2021
• Musk might still wiggle his way out of the deal, perhaps with some help from Zatko.
  — Jacob Carpenter, Fortune, 23 Aug. 2022
• The dinosaurs that move mostly just wiggle their necks or tails.
  — James Patrick, Sacramento Bee, 25 Jan. 2024
• Adding a little toe-wiggling flair, like the feet equivalent of jazz hands.
  — Sable Yong, Allure, 28 Dec. 2019
• In a clip shared on X, the royal wiggled the oversized daffodil wreath a little girl wore around her neck and patted her on the head.
  — Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 1 Mar. 2024

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wiggle

2 of 2 noun

• Any guy with that kind of wiggle needs to have the ball in his hands.
  — Nick Baumgardner, Detroit Free Press, 16 July 2019
• The kids wave bright balloons and wiggle to a cheery tune.
  — Arwa Damon and Gul Tuysuz, CNN, 11 Mar. 2020
• A few more careful wiggles, and it was knocked it clear from the cup.
  — Eli Meixler, Time, 13 Feb. 2018
• The Cayenne, like the 911, does only the slightest wiggle before the rear toe-in tightens up and the tail tucks in.
  — Dan Neil, Car and Driver, 2 June 2020
• With a little side-to-side wiggle, the pit is pulled away from the flesh and you’re left with two peach halves and no pit.
  — Jean Kressy, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Aug. 2019
• Ten Ks in his first 4 innings, a brilliant wiggle from a 2nd-and-3rd, no-out jam in the 5th.
  — Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer, 19 May 2021
• The lures run straight and true with a lifelike wiggle and are ideal for trolling.
  — Bob McNally, Field & Stream, 22 May 2020
• The wax will cling and congeal around the cardboard holder and come out in one wiggle.
  — Washington Post, 21 Jan. 2021
• The cake may have a slight wiggle in the very middle but otherwise will be done and set.
  — Beth Segal, cleveland, 3 Dec. 2021
• That makes the swimbait shimmy in the water with a side-to-side wiggle and roll that drives fish crazy.
  — T. Edward Nickens, Field & Stream, 26 Nov. 2020
• Thrives between the tackles but has the wiggle to produce on outside runs and in the screen game.
  — Tyson Alger, OregonLive.com, 26 Apr. 2018
• What looked like a back-and-forth wiggle in 2D now appears more like a corkscrew motion.
  — Scientific American, 30 Aug. 2019
• Press the cutter into the dough and lift up with a sharp quickness without a wiggle.
  — Sarah Fritsche, San Francisco Chronicle, 1 June 2018
• Bass can be good when sunny on jerk baits around docks and when cloudy/windy on wiggle wart near bluff ends.
  — Tyler Mahoney, kansascity, 7 Feb. 2018
• The tiniest wiggle of Schick’s fingers found a response in the mirror.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Aug. 2021
• This is another one that testers said was good for wiggle worms.
  — Jessica Hartshorn, Good Housekeeping, 22 Feb. 2023
• And after a moment, success: The raccoon wiggles loose from the jar and begins to saunter off, video shows.
  — Jared Gilmour, miamiherald, 28 June 2018
• That wiggle-room will provide some cap relief, but won’t be enough on its own.
  — Carol Schram, Forbes, 29 Aug. 2021
• There’s no wiggle, no slide, just a tree-roots level of attachment to the planet.
  — Roberto Baldwin, Ars Technica, 14 Nov. 2022
• The return was broader and faster, with tight turns to get just a touch of wiggle—the blessings of rear-wheel-drive—and big sweepers to stick and stay in it.
  — Elana Scherr, Car and Driver, 10 Oct. 2022
• Zhao and colleagues are now trying to build a model to predict the wiggle effect.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 21 July 2023
• But every wiggle of the mouse or press of a button must be sent up to that server, processed, and the results sent back to your screen.
  — Mark Hachman, PCWorld, 11 Sep. 2018
• Give the tile a little wiggle to make sure there's an even layer of tile adhesive.
  — Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful, 5 Aug. 2021
• Ready for her closeup, Lucy even gave a tiny wiggle of her fingers — giving fans at home a wave.
  — Janine Henni, PEOPLE.com, 10 May 2022
• But lose too many games, and every conference will run out of wiggle.
  — Doug Lesmerises, cleveland, 13 Nov. 2020
• The rover’s wheels are a little crooked, but engineers plan to command the rover to do a little wiggle and straighten them out.
  — Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 23 Feb. 2021
• The chassis has a folding stock that locks into place tighter than a bank vault, so there’s no wiggle or slop when it is deployed.
  — John B. Snow, Outdoor Life, 5 June 2020
• Kids can also get their wiggles and giggles out with the trendy Elmo Slide Singing and Dancing plush toy, on sale for $38.
  — Dorian Smith-Garcia, Parents, 4 Dec. 2023
• Lazar points, taps his elbow, goes to the back of the theater to do a bunnyhop, does an S-shaped wiggle that looks like a man trying to coil a stiff rope.
  — Helen Shaw, Vulture, 17 Feb. 2022
• Understands our offense and has enough wiggle to keep the chains moving.
  — Preps, al, 15 Sep. 2023

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024