wriggle

wrig·gle  (rgl)

v. wrig·gled, wrig·gling, wrig·gles

v.intr.

1. To turn or twist the body with sinuous writhing motions; squirm.

2. To proceed with writhing motions.

3. To worm one's way into or out of a situation; insinuate or extricate oneself by sly or subtle means.

v.tr.

1. To move with a wriggling motion: wriggle a toe.

2. To make (one's way, for example) by or as if by wriggling: He wriggled his way into favor.

n.

1. A wriggling movement.

2. A sinuous path, line, or marking.

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[Middle English wrigglen, perhaps from Middle Low German wriggeln; see wer-² in Indo-European roots.]

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wriggly adj.

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wriggle

Verb

[-gling, -gled]

1. to twist and turn with quick movements: he wriggled on the hard seat

2. to move along by twisting and turning

3. wriggle out of to avoid (doing something that one does not want to do): he wriggled out of donating blood

Noun

a wriggling movement or action [Middle Low German wriggeln]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	wriggle - the act of wiggling squirm, wiggle movement, motility, motion, move - a change of position that does not entail a change of location; "the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise"; "movement is a sign of life"; "an impatient move of his hand"; "gastrointestinal motility"
Verb	1.	wriggle - to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling); "The prisoner writhed in discomfort"; "The child tried to wriggle free from his aunt's embrace" squirm, twist, worm, writhe, wrestle move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right" wrench - make a sudden twisting motion

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wriggle

verb 1. jiggle, turn, twist, jerk, squirm, writhe

2. wiggle, jerk, wag, jiggle, waggle

verb 3. crawl, snake, worm, twist and turn, zigzag, slink

noun 4. twist, turn, jerk, wag, squirm, wiggle, jiggle, waggle wriggle out of something twist, avoid, duck, dodge, extricate yourself from, talk your way out of, worm your way out of

Translations

wriggle [ˈrɪgl] vi → serpentear

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wriggle [ˈrɪgl] n → tortillement m

vi (also: wriggle about) → se tortiller

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wriggle [ˈrɪgl] vi (also: wriggle about) [person] → zappeln; [fish] → sich winden; [snake etc] → sich schlängeln

n → Zappeln nt

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wriggle [ˈrɪgl] n → contorsione f

vi → dimenarsi ; [snake, worm] → serpeggiare, muoversi serpeggiando