wriggle (verb)
1wriggle — ► VERB 1) twist and turn with quick writhing movements. 2) (wriggle out of) avoid by devious means. ► NOUN ▪ a wriggling movement. DERIVATIVES wriggler noun wriggly adjective …
2wriggle 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… …
3wriggle — verb ADVERB ▪ uncomfortably ▪ The children wriggled uncomfortably in their seats. ▪ free ▪ The dog wriggled free of his grasp and ran off. ▪ about …
4wriggle — 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 …
5wriggle — 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 …
6wriggle out of — verb To circumvent an obligation by sneaky means. The worm wriggled out of the mans pocket …
7wriggle — verb 1) she tried to hug him but he wriggled Syn: squirm, writhe, wiggle, jiggle, jerk, thresh, flounder, flail, twitch, twist and turn; snake, worm, slither 2) he wriggled out of his responsibilities …
8wriggle — [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… …
9wriggle — [[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… …
10wriggle — I UK [ˈrɪɡ(ə)l] / US verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms wriggle : present tense I/you/we/they wriggle he/she/it wriggles present participle wriggling past tense wriggled past participle wriggled to move, or to make something move, by… …
