wiggle

くねくね動く、小刻みに動かす

左右や前後に小さく動く、または何かをそのように動かすこと。

やさしい英語で： To move, or make something move, from side to side or back and forth in small movements.

• Can you wiggle your toes?
• The puppy wiggled its tail excitedly.
• A loose tooth wiggles when you touch it.

類義語： wriggle, jiggle

よく使う表現： wiggle your toes, wiggle something gently, wiggle your hips

身をくねらせて進む、もぞもぞ抜け出す

体を小さく左右にくねらせて、ある場所に入ったり通り抜けたりすること。

やさしい英語で： To move through or into a place by making small movements from side to side.

• The mouse wiggled through the hole.
• She wiggled out of her tight jeans.
• Can you wiggle into that small space?

使い方： wiggle through something (The kitten wiggled through a gap in the fence.); wiggle out of something (She wiggled out of the tight sleeping bag.); wiggle into something (He wiggled into the narrow space behind the cupboard.)

類義語： wriggle, squirm

よく使う表現： wiggle through something, wiggle into something, wiggle out of something

くねくねした動き

左右や前後に素早く小さく動くこと。

やさしい英語で： A small, quick movement from side to side or back and forth.

• She gave her toes a wiggle.
• A quick wiggle freed the key from the lock.
• The puppy greeted us with a wiggle of its whole body.

類義語： wriggle

よく使う表現： a little wiggle, a quick wiggle, wiggle of something

魚介とグリーンピースのクリーム煮

魚介とグリーンピースをクリーム状のソースで仕上げた料理。

やさしい英語で： A dish of seafood and peas served in a creamy sauce.

• We had shrimp wiggle for lunch.
• Her salmon wiggle contains peas and plenty of cream.
• Serve the tuna wiggle over warm toast.

よく使う表現： shrimp wiggle, salmon wiggle, tuna wiggle