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Meaning of
'wriggle'
(Webster Dictionary)
1 .
Wriggle
[
a.
]
- Wriggling; frisky; pliant; flexible.
2 .
Wriggle
[
v. i.
]
- To move the body to and fro with short, writhing motions, like a worm; to squirm; to twist uneasily or quickly about.
3 .
Wriggle
[
v. t.
]
- To move with short, quick contortions; to move by twisting and squirming; like a worm.
Meaning of 'wriggle' (Princeton's WordNet)
1 .
wriggle
[
v
]
Meaning (1):
- to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling)
Example in sentence:
The child tried to wriggle free from his aunt's embrace;
The prisoner writhed in discomfort
Nearby Words:
wrie
wried
wrig
wriggled
wriggler
wriggling
wright
wrightine
wring
wringbolt
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