Wriggle

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • verb-intransitive. To turn or twist the body with sinuous writhing motions; squirm.
  • verb-intransitive. To proceed with writhing motions.
  • verb-intransitive. To worm one's way into or out of a situation; insinuate or extricate oneself by sly or subtle means.
  • v. To move with a wriggling motion: wriggle a toe.
  • v. To make (one's way, for example) by or as if by wriggling: He wriggled his way into favor.
  • n. A wriggling movement.
  • n. A sinuous path, line, or marking.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To slightly twist one's body and quickly move one's limbs.
  • v. To cause to or make something wriggle.
  • n. A wriggling movement.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • verb-intransitive. To move the body to and fro with short, writhing motions, like a worm; to squirm; to twist uneasily or quickly about.
  • v. To move with short, quick contortions; to move by twisting and squirming; like a worm.
  • adj. Wriggling; frisky; pliant; flexible.
  • n. Act of wriggling; a short or quick writhing motion or contortion.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To move sinuously; twist to and fro; writhe; squirm; wiggle.
  • To move along sinuously, or by twisting and turning the body, as a snake, an eel, or a worm; hence, figuratively, to proceed by shifts and turns; make way by sinuous or crooked means: as, to wriggle out of a difficulty.
  • To cause to wriggle; twist and shake slightly and quickly; effect by wriggling.
  • n. The motion of one who or that which wriggles; a quick twisting motion or contortion like that of a worm or an eel.
  • n. Something showing the effect of wriggling or sinuous action; a sinuosity or contortion; a wrinkle.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling)
  • n. the act of wiggling
  • Verb Form
    wriggled    wriggles    wriggling   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    motility    movement    motion    move   
    Form
    wriggled    wriggling    wriggly    wriggler   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    squirm    wriggling    frisky    pliant    flexible    writhe    works    busk   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    giggle    jiggle    riggle    squiggle    wiggle   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    frig    writhe    throe    heave    bellow    wreathe    twitch    shove    fidget