wiggler
wiggler · wigglers
Anything that wigglesAnything that wiggles.: The larva of a mosquito.
Meaning
4 sensesAnything that wiggles.
The larva of a mosquito.
larva of a mosquito
(Southern US)An earthworm.
Any of several types of tool for center-finding or edge-finding in manufacturing, especially metalworking.
A magnet designed to make a beam of charged particles follow a curving path in an accelerator.
Origin
From wiggle + -er.From wiggle + -er.
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Forms
plural: wigglersSynonyms
11 synonymsClose in meaning
- larva of a mosquito:wriggler
- one who can't stay still (especially a child):wrigglersquirmer
- terrestrial worm that burrows into and helps aerate soil; often surfaces when the ground is cool or wet; used as bait by anglers:earthwormanglewormfishwormfishing wormnightwalkernightcrawlercrawlerdew worm
Word family
2 related wordsRelatedwiggle
Derivedred wiggler