wriggle

  • 101ὑπειλήσθωσαν — ὑπειλέομαι wriggle pres imperat mp 3rd pl (doric aeolic) ὑ̱πειλήσθωσαν , ὑπειλέομαι wriggle perf imperat mp 3rd pl ὑπίλλω draw in pres imperat mp 3rd pl (doric aeolic) ὑπίλλω draw in perf imperat mp 3rd pl …

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  • 102jerk — [n1] a lurching move bounce, bump, flick, flop, jolt, pull, quake, quiver, shiver, snag, thrust, tug, tweak, twitch, wiggle, wrench, wriggle, yank; concepts 80,149,150 jerk [n2] stupid, bumbling person brute, fool, idiot, nincompoop, ninny, oaf,… …

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  • 103kam-p- —     kam p     English meaning: to bend     Deutsche Übersetzung: “biegen”     Material: O.Ind. kapanü “worm, caterpillar, inchworm” (*km̥penü), kampate “trembles”, if originally “ writhes, curves “ (doubtful); ablaut. kumpa (uncovered) “ lahm… …

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  • 104wry — [16] Wry means literally ‘twisted’ (many other English words beginning with wr , such as wrist and writhe, share the same basic meaning). It comes from the now obsolete verb wry ‘deviate, twist’, which was descended from Old English wrīgian ‘turn …

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  • 105wangle — [waŋ′gəl] vt. wangled, wangling [altered < ? WAGGLE] Informal 1. to get, make, or bring about by persuasion, influence, adroit manipulation, contrivance, etc. 2. to manipulate or change (statistics, accounts, etc.) for a selfish or dishonest… …

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  • 106scriggle — I. ˈskrigəl intransitive verb ( ed/ ing/ s) Etymology: blend of squirm & wriggle : wriggle, twist, squirm II. noun ( s) 1 …

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  • 107widdle — I. ˈwidəl intransitive verb ( ed/ ing/ s) Etymology: short for earlier widdle waddle, reduplication of waddle 1. chiefly dialect : wriggle 2. chiefly dialect : waddle II …

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  • 108Jiggle — Jig gle, v. i. [Freq. of jig.] To wriggle or frisk about; to move awkwardly; to shake up and down. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 109rachitis — Rickets Rick ets, n. pl. [Of uncertain origin; but cf. AS. wrigian to bend, D. wrikken to shake, E. wriggle.] (Med.) A disease which affects children, and which is characterized by a bulky head, crooked spine and limbs, depressed ribs, enlarged… …

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  • 110Rickets — Rick ets, n. pl. [Of uncertain origin; but cf. AS. wrigian to bend, D. wrikken to shake, E. wriggle.] (Med.) A disease which affects children, and which is characterized by a bulky head, crooked spine and limbs, depressed ribs, enlarged and… …

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