wriggle
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Verb
wriggled, past participle; wriggles, 3rd person singular present; wriggled, past tense; wriggling, present participle;
/ˈrigəl/,
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wriggled, past participle; wriggles, 3rd person singular present; wriggled, past tense; wriggling, present participle;
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Twist and turn with quick writhing movements
- - he kicked and wriggled but she held him firmly
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Cause to move in such a way
- - she wriggled her bare, brown toes
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Move in a particular direction with wriggling movements
- - Susie wriggled out of her clothes
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Avoid (something), esp. by devious means
- - don't try and wriggle out of your contract
Noun
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A wriggling movement
- - she gave an impatient little wriggle
Web Definitions:
- wiggle: the act of wiggling
- 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"
- (wriggling) wiggly: moving in a twisting or snake-like or wormlike fashion; "wiggly worms"
- 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. ...
- A wriggling movement; To slightly twist one's body and quickly move one's limbs; To cause to or make something wriggle