wiggly

«wiggly» in Mova's school dictionary: with many small curves or bends, not straight — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adjective (wiggly, wigglier, wiggliest)

meaning for a pupil

1) Wiggly means with many small curves or bends, not straight. tree →

2) Moving with small quick twisting movements. tree →

sense 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 →
• The worm was long and wiggly. tree →
• My tooth is wiggly and will fall out soon. tree →
• Tadpoles have wiggly tails. tree →
• A wiggly line is not a straight line. tree →
• The baby is so wiggly when I change her nappy. tree →

note

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

In the corpora

• A loose, wiggly body and a soft, open mouth usually mean a relaxed, friendly dog.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «wiggly» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.