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wriggle 中文解釋 wordnet sense Collocation Usage Collins Definition
Verb
/ˈrigəl/,
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wriggled, past participle; wriggles, 3rd person singular present; wriggled, past tense; wriggling, present participle;
  1. Twist and turn with quick writhing movements
    • - he kicked and wriggled but she held him firmly
  2. Cause to move in such a way
    • - she wriggled her bare, brown toes
  3. Move in a particular direction with wriggling movements
    • - Susie wriggled out of her clothes
  4. Avoid (something), esp. by devious means
    • - don't try and wriggle out of your contract
Noun
  1. A wriggling movement
    • - she gave an impatient little wriggle

  1. wiggle: the act of wiggling
  2. writhe: to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling); "The prisoner writhed in discomfort"; "The child tried to wriggle free from his aunt's embrace"
  3. (wriggling) wiggly: moving in a twisting or snake-like or wormlike fashion; "wiggly worms"
  4. Les Wriggles is a French music group. The group's members are Christophe Gendreau, Stéphane Gourdon, Frédéric Volovitch. Until September 2006 the group had 5 members, Antoine Réjasse, and Franck Zerbib have left the group to pursue solo careers. ...
  5. A wriggling movement; To slightly twist one's body and quickly move one's limbs; To cause to or make something wriggle