figgle

F4I1G2G2L1E1
/ˈfɪɡəl/

verb

To fidget about; wriggle

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Meanings

verbfiggle (third-person singular simple present figgles, present participle figgling, simple past and past participle figgled)

present singular third person figgles · participle present figgling · participle past figgled · past figgled · alternative viggle

  1. Northern EnglandintransitiveTo fidget about; wriggle
  2. Northern EnglandintransitiveTo potter about seeking a living

Origin

From fig (“to move briskly; go to and fro”, a variant of fike) + -le (frequentative suffix). Compare also Middle English fikelen (“to wag the head or tail; fawn”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with figgle

gigglewigglejigglewrigglesquiggleDigglebrigglenigglerigglefrigglehiggleshiggle
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APA

figgle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/figgle

MLA

“figgle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/figgle. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “figgle,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/figgle.

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