wriggle
11wriggle — [[t]rɪ̱g(ə)l[/t]] wriggles, wriggling, wriggled 1) VERB If you wriggle or wriggle part of your body, you twist and turn with quick movements, for example because you are uncomfortable. The babies are wriggling on their tummies... They were… …
12wriggle — wrigglingly, adv. /rig euhl/, v., wriggled, wriggling, n. v.i. 1. to twist to and fro; writhe; squirm. 2. to move along by twisting and turning the body, as a worm or snake. 3. to make one s way by shifts or expedients (often fol. by out): to… …
13wriggle — wrig•gle [[t]ˈrɪg əl[/t]] v. gled, gling, n. 1) to twist to and fro; writhe; squirm 2) to move along by twisting and turning the body, as a worm or snake 3) to make one s way by shifts or expedients (often fol. by out): to wriggle out of a… …
14wriggle — [c]/ˈrɪgəl/ (say riguhl) verb (wriggled, wriggling) –verb (i) 1. to twist to and fro, writhe, or squirm. 2. to move along by twisting and turning the body, as a worm or snake. 3. to make one s way by shifts or expedients: to wriggle out of a… …
15wriggle — verb ADVERB ▪ uncomfortably ▪ The children wriggled uncomfortably in their seats. ▪ free ▪ The dog wriggled free of his grasp and ran off. ▪ about …
16wriggle — wrig|gle1 [ rıgl ] verb intransitive or transitive to move or make something move by twisting or turning quickly: She wriggled her toes in the thick soft carpet. wriggle out of (doing) something to avoid doing something: Don t try and wriggle out …
17wriggle — 1. verb a) To slightly twist ones body and quickly move ones limbs. Teachers often lose their patience when children wriggle in their seats. b) To cause to or make something wriggle. He was sitting on the lawn, wriggling his toes in the grass …
18wriggle — v. (d; intr.) to wriggle out of (he wriggled out of my grip) * * * [ rɪg(ə)l] (d; intr.) to wriggle out of (he wriggled out of my grip) …
19wriggle — 1 verb 1 (I) to twist from side to side with small quick movements: Stop wriggling and let me put your T shirt on. (+ under/through/into): The hole was just deep enough for the dog to wriggle under the fence. 2 (T) to make a part of your body… …
20wriggle — I. verb (wriggled; wriggling) Etymology: Middle English, from or akin to Middle Low German wriggeln to wriggle; akin to Old English wrigian to turn more at wry Date: 15th century intransitive verb 1. to move the body or a bodily part to and fro… …
