wriggle
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əl verb (used without object)
1.
to twist to and fro; writhe; 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 (often followed by out ): to wriggle out of a difficulty.
verb (used with object)
4.
to cause to wriggle: to wriggle one's hips.
5.
to bring, get, make, etc., by wriggling: to wriggle one's way through a narrow opening.
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noun
6.
act of wriggling; a wriggling movement.
Origin:
1485–95; < Middle Low German wriggelen (cognate with Dutch wriggelen), frequentative of *wriggen to twist, turn, akin to Old English wrīgian to twist; see wry
1485–95; < Middle Low German wriggelen (cognate with Dutch wriggelen), frequentative of *wriggen to twist, turn, akin to Old English wrīgian to twist; see wry
Related forms
wrig·gling·ly, adverb
out·wrig·gle, verb (used with object), out·wrig·gled, out·wrig·gling.
un·wrig·gled, adjective
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wriggle (ˈrɪɡəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to make or cause to make twisting movements |
| 2. | (intr) to progress by twisting and turning |
| 3. | (intr; |
| —n | |
| 4. | a wriggling movement or action |
| 5. | a sinuous marking or course |
| [C15: from Middle Low German; compare Dutch wriggelen] | |
| 'wriggler | |
| —n | |
| 'wriggly | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
wriggle
1495, from M.L.G. wrigglen "to wriggle," from P.Gmc. *wrig-, *wreik- "to turn" (see wry). Related to O.E. wrigian "to turn, incline, go forward."
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Example sentences
They wriggle and wriggle and twist and turn until you wonder why they don't fall apart.
Two weeks later the butterflies wriggle free, walk out and make a winged getaway.
They were thus able to distinguish the quick from the dead by colour, rather than propensity to wriggle.
In insects which squirm or wriggle, the blood and the internal organs surge back and forth with every movement.
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