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Wiggle vs Wonky - What's the difference?

wiggle | wonky |

As a verb wiggle

is (intransitive) to move with irregular, back and forward or side to side motions; to shake or jiggle.

As a noun wiggle

is a wiggling movement.

As an adjective wonky is

lopsided, misaligned or off-centre.

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

    wonky

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Lopsided, misaligned or off-centre.
  • (chiefly, British, Australia, NZ) Feeble, shaky or rickety.
  • (computing, especially Usenet) Suffering from intermittent bugs; broken.
  • Generally incorrect.

    • Synonyms

    * awry, lonkie, skew-whiff

    Derived terms

    * wonky hole

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