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Wiggle vs Contort - What's the difference?

wiggle | contort |

As verbs the difference between wiggle and contort

is that wiggle is (intransitive) to move with irregular, back and forward or side to side motions; to shake or jiggle while contort is to twist in a violent manner; as, features contorted with fury.

As a noun wiggle

is a wiggling movement.

wiggle

English

Verb

  • (intransitive) To move with irregular, back and forward or side to side motions; To shake or jiggle.
    • Her hips wiggle as she walks.
    The jelly wiggle s on the plate when you move it.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A wiggling movement.
    • She walked with a sexy wiggle .
  • (in the plural)

    • Derived terms

    * get a wiggle on * wiggle room * wiggly English frequentative verbs

    contort

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To twist in a violent manner; as, features contorted with fury.
  • To twist into or as if into a strained shape or expression.

    • Synonyms

    * deform * detort * twist

    Derived terms

    * contortion * contortive English ergative verbs