English dictionary
wriggle
/'r/I/g/@/l/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
adjective
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Wriggling; frisky; pliant; flexible.
Source: webster1913
noun
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the act of wiggling
Source: WordNet 3.0
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Act of wriggling; a short or quick writhing motion or contortion.
Source: webster1913
verb
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to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling)
ExamplesThe child tried to wriggle free from his aunt's embrace.
Source: WordNet 3.0
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To move the body to and fro with short, writhing motions, like a worm; to squirm; to twist uneasily or quickly about.
Source: webster1913
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To move with short, quick contortions; to move by twisting and squirming; like a worm.
Source: webster1913