wriggle
21wriggle — wrig·gle || rɪgl n. act of wriggling, instance of moving back and forth as a worm or snake, writhing, squirming; evasion or escape (e.g. from a difficulty) v. twist to and fro, squirm, wiggle, worm; evade (something unpleasant); make wriggle …
22wriggle — verb 1》 twist and turn with quick writhing movements. ↘move with wriggling movements. 2》 (wriggle out of) avoid by devious means. noun a wriggling movement. Derivatives wriggler noun wriggly adjective Origin C15: from Mid. Low Ger. wriggelen …
23wriggle — verb she tried to hug him but he wriggled Syn: squirm, writhe, wiggle, thresh, flounder, flail, twitch, twist and turn, snake, worm Phrases: wriggle out of …
24wriggle — [ˈrɪg(ə)l] verb [I/T] to move by twisting or turning quickly, or to make something move in this way • wriggle out of sth …
25wriggle — v. & n. v. 1 intr. (of a worm etc.) twist or turn its body with short writhing movements. 2 intr. (of a person or animal) make wriggling motions. 3 tr. & intr. (foll. by along etc.) move or go in this way (wriggled into the corner; wriggled his… …
26wriggle out of — [phrasal verb] wriggle out of (something) informal + often disapproving : to avoid doing (something that you do not want to do) in some clever or dishonest way She tried to wriggle out of the contract. Don t let him wriggle out of paying you for… …
27wriggle out of (doing) something — showing disapproval phrase to avoid doing something by making excuses Don’t try and wriggle out of doing your homework. Thesaurus: to avoid doing something, or to avoid somethingsynonym Main entry: wriggle …
28wriggle out of something of doing something — ˌwriggle ˈout of sth/out of doing sth derived (informal, disapproving) to avoid doing sth that you should do, especially by thinking of clever excuses • He tried desperately to wriggle out of giving a clear answer. Main entry: ↑ …
29wriggle out of out of doing something — ˌwriggle ˈout of sth/out of doing sth derived (informal, disapproving) to avoid doing sth that you should do, especially by thinking of clever excuses • He tried desperately to wriggle out of giving a clear answer. Main entry: ↑ …
30wriggle out of — phr verb Wriggle out of is used with these nouns as the object: ↑commitment …
