wiggling

Example Sentences

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He picks up the story of his tongue: “They laid it out there and it was wiggling around,” he says, grinning before turning serious again.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

You can bet that most Americans, meanwhile, will be wiggling their hips to “Dákiti.”

From Salon • Oct. 15, 2025

When Noland awoke from the surgery which installed the device, he said he was initially able to control a cursor on a screen by thinking about wiggling his fingers.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2025

Sadly, that does not happen, despite a baffling scene that finds a mother and her two adult sons wiggling enthusiastically to “The Girl From Ipanema.”

From New York Times • Feb. 29, 2024

I took a deep breath and closed my eyes, wiggling my feet in those heavy boots.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan