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wriggle (verb)

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  • wriggle — ► 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 …   English terms dictionary

  • wriggle 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… …   Useful english dictionary

  • wriggle — verb ADVERB ▪ uncomfortably ▪ The children wriggled uncomfortably in their seats. ▪ free ▪ The dog wriggled free of his grasp and ran off. ▪ about …   Collocations dictionary

  • wriggle — 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 …   English new terms dictionary

  • wriggle — 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 …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

  • wriggle out of — verb To circumvent an obligation by sneaky means. The worm wriggled out of the mans pocket …   Wiktionary

  • wriggle — 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 …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • wriggle — [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… …  

  • wriggle — [[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… …   English dictionary

  • wriggle — 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… …   English dictionary

  • wriggle — 1 verb 1 (I) to twist from side to side with small quick movements: Stop wriggling and let me put your T shirt on. (+ under/through/into): The hole was just deep enough for the dog to wriggle under the fence. 2 (T) to make a part of your body… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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