How to Use wiggle in a Sentence

wiggle

1 of 2 verb
  • The puppy wiggled with excitement.
  • Her body wiggled and her tail wagged.
    — Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Aug. 2025
  • Place eggs in a saucepan that gives them room to wiggle a bit.
    — Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 2 Apr. 2021
  • Make sure there is enough room in the toe box for your toes to wiggle.
    — John Thompson, Men's Health, 14 Mar. 2023
  • But the dogs will wiggle their way on to my lap, or bring me their toy to play.
    — Ryan Bergeron, CNN, 22 Mar. 2020
  • First, wiggle your hips; then, wipe, stand up, and sit back down to pee again.
    — Erica Sloan, SELF, 10 Oct. 2025
  • As the fly begins to swing, wiggle your rod hand side to side.
    — Dave Hurteau, Field & Stream, 26 June 2020
  • Some swim in deep water or crawl and wiggle near or on the seafloor.
    — Suzanne Oconnell, The Conversation, 5 June 2023
  • 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
  • Their wide toe box leaves plenty of room to wiggle your toes or wear thick socks.
    — Sian Babish, PEOPLE, 26 June 2026
  • 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
  • Gently wiggle it down and around the pit until the pit is pried loose.
    — Antara Sinha, Bon Appétit, 29 Aug. 2022
  • The dinosaurs that move mostly just wiggle their necks or tails.
    — James Patrick, Sacramento Bee, 25 Jan. 2024
  • And beef ribs wiggled off the bone like silk by simply holding them up.
    — Doug Melville, Forbes.com, 4 Jan. 2026
  • That’s a sneaky way to wiggle out from the uncrashable moniker.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 25 June 2021
  • John seemed to have no where to run, but the shifty receiver wiggled his way free.
    — Randy McRoberts, baltimoresun.com, 16 Nov. 2019
  • The crowd wiggled to the music with abandon.
    — Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Catchy, upbeat and danceable, the film’s songs had kids wiggling in their seats.
    — Olivia McCormack, Washington Post, 15 Nov. 2023
  • 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
  • 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
  • Orton wiggled out, and Zayn got a quick roll-up for two.
    — Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 25 Jan. 2026
  • Thousands of women begin to wiggle their hips and raise their arms.
    — Alan Hernández Pastén, SPIN, 2 Mar. 2023
  • No dead phones for anyone trying to wiggle out of picking up the next ride share.
    — Carin Ryan, Travel + Leisure, 14 Jan. 2026
  • But knifefish are not the only ones that wiggle with purpose.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 26 Oct. 2023
  • That led to him extending both hands and wiggling them in a wave-type motion.
    — Jesse Newell, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Don’t twist or wiggle it and follow up by washing the area with soap and clean water.
    — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 27 May 2026
  • Spencer took out his phone and played a recording of his daughter telling the wiggling story.
    — John Kenney, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
  • Serena wiggled her neck at me, her face inches from mine.
    — Datwon Thomas, VIBE.com, 5 Feb. 2026
  • Adding a little toe-wiggling flair, like the feet equivalent of jazz hands.
    — Sable Yong, Allure, 28 Dec. 2019

wiggle

2 of 2 noun
  • And there was-- there was a wiggle.
    — Anderson Cooper, CBS News, 9 Feb. 2026
  • Any guy with that kind of wiggle needs to have the ball in his hands.
    — Nick Baumgardner, Detroit Free Press, 16 July 2019
  • This is another one that testers said was good for wiggle worms.
    — Jessica Hartshorn, Good Housekeeping, 22 Feb. 2023
  • The lures run straight and true with a lifelike wiggle and are ideal for trolling.
    — Bob McNally, Field & Stream, 22 May 2020
  • That wiggle-room will provide some cap relief, but won’t be enough on its own.
    — Carol Schram, Forbes, 29 Aug. 2021
  • Finding a big-body option who has enough wiggle to add to the pass rush would be a boon.
    — Alec Lewis, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2026
  • 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
  • But lose too many games, and every conference will run out of wiggle.
    — Doug Lesmerises, cleveland, 13 Nov. 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
  • Toney has strong legs and more than enough wiggle to break numerous tackles.
    — Rob Reischel, Forbes, 16 Apr. 2021
  • Give it a wiggle and the rhinestones obligingly flip right-side up, ready to be picked up.
    — Angela Haupt, Time, 19 May 2026
  • 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
  • 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
  • Press the cutter into the dough and lift up with a sharp quickness without a wiggle.
    — Sarah Fritsche, San Francisco Chronicle, 1 June 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
  • Dog with a ‘wiggle butt’ has spent nearly 300 days in shelter.
    — Real-Time News Team, Miami Herald, 27 Oct. 2025
  • 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
  • Turnip the tortoise can't help but give a little wiggle during her shower.
    — Aj Willingham, CNN, 14 May 2021
  • Understands our offense and has enough wiggle to keep the chains moving.
    — Preps, al, 15 Sep. 2023
  • What looked like a back-and-forth wiggle in 2D now appears more like a corkscrew motion.
    — Scientific American, 30 Aug. 2019
  • There’s no wiggle, no slide, just a tree-roots level of attachment to the planet.
    — Roberto Baldwin, Ars Technica, 14 Nov. 2022
  • 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
  • Zhao and colleagues are now trying to build a model to predict the wiggle effect.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 21 July 2023
  • On the opposite side of those wiggles, warm air will get pulled north to normally frigid regions.
    — Scott K. Johnson, Ars Technica, 13 Mar. 2018
  • Not with pole plants or hippie wiggle turns, but with what is truly the most important part of skiing.
    — Outside Online, 24 Dec. 2025
  • Then a series of jumps to touch the crossbar, followed by a wiggle to either side and a final few star jumps.
    — Gregg Evans, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
  • 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
  • My husband, although always glad to see me, just isn’t an ecstatic wiggles kind of guy.
    — Inga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026
  • The tiniest wiggle of Schick’s fingers found a response in the mirror.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Aug. 2021

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