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wiggly

[wig-lee] / ˈwɪg li /






ADJECTIVE
writhing
Synonyms


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The results mostly resemble viney Art Nouveau type or wiggly psychedelia.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

The wiggly appendages sweep the air to detect pheromones that raise alarms, lay trails, and help the insects navigate their social lives.

From Science Magazine • Jun. 13, 2024

The tooth is a wink at “One Morning in Maine,” an earlier Robert McCloskey book involving a wiggly bicuspid — or was it a molar?

From New York Times • Apr. 1, 2024

His optometrist found "a wiggly vein" in the back of the eye which led to a blood test and pre-diabetes diagnosis.

From BBC • Nov. 13, 2023

Inside there is a wiggly worm with no hair.

From "A Step from Heaven" by An Na