wiggling

Example Sentences

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“Nooo,” comes a shout from the back of the room, a solo red paddle wiggling.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2026

But the most likely answer is that particles of pollution are "wiggling their way through the lining of the blood vessels and lodging in various organs".

From BBC • Feb. 6, 2026

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

From Salon • Oct. 15, 2025

An accountant exasperatingly asks for a ballpark figure, and Escola’s Bernadette, wiggling like a charmed snake with their hands on their hips, asks, “Is this a ballpark figure?”

From New York Times • Feb. 27, 2024

But then she kept wiggling her nose like she was going to sneeze, so I figured it was all the cologne coming from Mr. Ray’s suit coat.

From "The Boy in the Black Suit" by Jason Reynolds