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1 to wriggle free
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2 wriggle
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1. verb(to twist to and fro: The child kept wriggling in his seat; How are you going to wriggle out of this awkward situation?) moverse, menearse, retorcerse
2. noun(a wriggling movement.) meneo- wrigglerwriggle vb retorcerse / moversesit still, stop wriggling! ¡estáte quieto, deja de moverte!tr['rɪgəl]1 retorcerse, menearse, moversestop wriggling (about)! ¡deja de moverte!1 menear, mover1 meneo\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto wriggle free escapar deslizándose, escabullirsev.• culebrar v.• culebrear v.• menear rápidamente v.• ondular v.• retorcer v.• serpentear v.n.• culebreo s.m.• meneo rápido s.m.'rɪgəl
1.
a) ( move) retorcerse*to wriggle along — \<\<worm\>\> avanzar* serpenteando or culebreando
b) ( with embarrassment)to make somebody wriggle — hacerle* pasar vergüenza a alguien
2.
vt \<\<body/toes\>\> mover*Phrasal Verbs:['rɪɡl]1.VT moverto wriggle one's toes/fingers — mover los dedos de los pies/de las manos
2.VI (also: wriggle about {or}3} around) [person, animal] (restlessly) moverse, revolverse; (in pain) retorcerse; [worm, snake, eel] serpentear; [fish] colearto wriggle free — escaparse, escurrirse
to wriggle out of a difficulty — escabullirse, escaparse de un apuro
* * *['rɪgəl]
1.
a) ( move) retorcerse*to wriggle along — \<\<worm\>\> avanzar* serpenteando or culebreando
b) ( with embarrassment)to make somebody wriggle — hacerle* pasar vergüenza a alguien
2.
vt \<\<body/toes\>\> mover*Phrasal Verbs:
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