wriggle

wriggle

writhe; squirm; to move by twisting and turning the body, as a worm or snake: He tried to wriggle out of the narrow opening.

Not to be confused with:

wiggle – move quickly and irregularly from side to side: The puppy wiggled its tail.; undulating

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wrig·gle

 (rĭg′əl)

v. wrig·gled, wrig·gling, wrig·gles

v.intr.

1. To turn or twist the body or a body part with writhing motions: The rabbit's nose wriggled.

2. To move or proceed with writhing motions: wriggle into a sleeping bag; wriggled out of his grasp.

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 her good graces.

n.

A wriggling movement.

Phrasal Verb:

wriggle out of

To extricate oneself from (an undesirable situation or responsibility, for example) by sly or subtle means: wriggled out of a jam.

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

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wrig′gly adj.

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wriggle

(ˈrɪɡəl)

vb

1. to make or cause to make twisting movements

2. (intr) to progress by twisting and turning

3. (intr; foll by into or out of) to manoeuvre oneself by clever or devious means: wriggle out of an embarrassing situation.

n

4. a wriggling movement or action

5. a sinuous marking or course

[C15: from Middle Low German; compare Dutch wriggelen]

ˈwriggler n

ˈwriggly adj

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wrig•gle

(ˈrɪg əl)

v. -gled, -gling,
n. v.i.

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 fol. by out): to wriggle out of a difficulty.

v.t.

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 tunnel.

n.

6. the act of wriggling; a wriggling movement.

[1485–95; < Middle Low German wriggelen (c. Dutch wriggelen), frequentative of *wriggen to twist, turn, akin to Old English wrīgian to twist; see wry]

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wriggle

Past participle: wriggled
Gerund: wriggling

Imperative

wriggle

wriggle

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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 The audience were fidgeting and wriggling in their seats.

2. wiggle, jerk, wag, jiggle, waggle She pulled off her shoes and stockings and wriggled her toes.

3. crawl, snake, worm, twist and turn, zigzag, slink Bauman wriggled along the passage on his stomach.

noun

1. twist, turn, jerk, wag, squirm, wiggle, jiggle, waggle With a wriggle, he freed himself from her grasp and ran off.

wriggle out of something twist, avoid, duck, dodge, extricate yourself from, talk your way out of, worm your way out of The government is trying to wriggle out of its responsibilities.

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wriggle

verb

To move or proceed with short irregular motions up and down or from side to side:

squiggle, squirm, waggle, wiggle, worm, writhe.

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Translations

تَلَوٍّيَتَلَوّى

sich windenWindungzappeln

tortillementtortiller

izgés-mozgás

iîiîa, engjast til og frá

contorcersiagitarsi

išsisukinėjantis žmogussukinėjimasissukinėtis

grozīšanāsgrozītiesizlocītieslocīšanāslocīties

sno seg ut avsprellvri på seg

krútenievykrútiť sa

zvijati se

kıpır kıpır kıpırdanmakyerinde duramamayerinde duramamak

蠕动

wriggle

[ˈrɪgl]

A. VT → mover
to wriggle one's toes/fingers → mover los dedos de los pies/de las manos
to wriggle one's way through sth → avanzar con dificultad a través de algo

B. VI (also wriggle about or around) [person, animal] (restlessly) → moverse, revolverse; (in pain) → retorcerse; [worm, snake, eel] → serpentear; [fish] → colear
to wriggle along → moverse serpenteando
to wriggle away → escaparse serpenteando
to wriggle down → bajarse serpenteando
to wriggle free → escaparse, escurrirse
to wriggle through a hole → deslizarse por un agujero
to wriggle out of a difficulty → escabullirse, escaparse de un apuro

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wriggle

[ˈrɪg^əl]

n → tortillement m

vi

[person, worm, snake] → se tortiller; [fish] → frétiller
to wriggle in anticipation → frétiller d'impatience
The children were wriggling in anticipation → Les enfants frétillaient d'impatience.
to wriggle into sth → se tortiller pour enfiler qch
to wriggle out of sb's arms → s'extirper des bras de qn
to wriggle free → s'extirper

(fig) to wriggle out of sth → se défiler et ne pas faire qch
to wriggle out of doing sth → se défiler et ne pas faire qch

vt [+ toes, fingers] → remuer
She wriggled her toes → Elle remua les orteils.

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wriggle

n → Schlängeln nt no pl; (of child, fish) → Zappeln nt no pl; to give a wriggle (worm, snake, eel) → sich schlängeln; (fish) → sich winden, zappeln

vt toes, ears → wackeln mit; to wriggle one’s way through something → sich durch etw (hin)durchwinden or -schlängeln

vi (also wriggle about or around) (worm, snake, eel) → sich schlängeln; (fish) → sich winden, zappeln; (person) (restlessly, excitedly) → zappeln; (in embarrassment) → sich winden; to wriggle along/down → sich vorwärtsschlängeln/nach unten schlängeln; the fish wriggled off the hook → der Fisch wand sich vom Haken; she managed to wriggle free → es gelang ihr, sich loszuwinden; he wriggled through the hole in the hedge → er wand or schlängelte sich durch das Loch in der Hecke; do stop wriggling about → hör endlich mit der Zappelei auf

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wriggle

[ˈrɪgl]

1. vt (toes, fingers) → muovere
to wriggle one's way through (tunnel) → attraversare strisciando (undergrowth) → strisciare in

2. vi (also wriggle about or around) → agitarsi, dimenarsi; (fish, on hook) → contorcersi
to wriggle along/down → avanzare/scendere strisciando
to wriggle free → liberarsi contorcendosi
to wriggle through a hole → contorcersi per passare attraverso un buco
he managed to wriggle out of it (fig) → se l'è cavata con un espediente

3. n → contorsione f

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wriggle

(ˈrigl) verb

to twist to and fro. The child kept wriggling in his seat; How are you going to wriggle out of this awkward situation? wriemel يَتَلَوّى гърча се contorcer-se vrtět se, (vy)kroutit se zappeln, sich winden vride sig στριφογυρίζω, σπαρταρώmoverse, menearse, retorcerse vingerdama حرکت کرم وار کردن kiemurrella tortiller; sortir/dépêtrer de לְהִתפַּתֵל, לְהִתחַמֵק कुलबुलाना migoljiti se izeg-mozog menggeliat-geliat iða, engjast til og frá agitarsi; sbrogliarsela くねらせる 꿈틀거리다 sukinėtis, išsisukti locīties; grozīties; izlocīties menggeliang-geliut kronkelen, ergens onderuit komen sprelle, vri på seg; sno seg ut av kręcić/wywinąć się رغښتل، تاويدل، رغړېدل، كوږ ووږ تلل، په چل ول ځان خلاصول contorcer-se a se suci; a se răsuci; a se eschiva, a ieşi dintr-o situaţie ёрзать; выпутаться vrtieť sa, vykrútiť sa zvijati se; izviti se izmigoljti se vrida sig, slingra sig บิดตัว yerinde duramamak, kıpır kıpır kıpırdanmak 蠕動 звиватися بل کھانا یا لہرانا vặn vẹo 蠕动

noun

a wriggling movement. wriemeling تَلَوٍّ гърчене contorção kroucení die Windung vridende στριφογύρισμαmeneo vingerdamine حرکت مارپیچ kiemurtelu tortillementפיתול कुलबुलाहट vijugav izgés-mozgás gerakan menggeliat ið contorsione のたくり 꿈틀거리기 sukinėjimasis, išsisukimas locīšanās; grozīšanās menggeliang-geliut kronkelbeweging sprell wicie/kręcenie się رغښتنه، تاوو، پيچ، رغړېدنه contorção şerpuire, încolăcire ёрзанье krútenie zvijanje migoljenje vridning, slingrande rörelse การบิดตัว yerinde duramama 蠕動 вигин; закрут بل یا لہر sự vặn vẹo 蠕动

ˈwriggler noun

wriemelaar مُتَلَوٍّ човек, който клинчи от задълженията си agitador neposeda aalglatter Kerl en, der ikke kan holde sig i ro αυτός που χώνεται παντού, που δεν κάθεται ήσυχος niño que no se está quieto vingerdaja تکان خور؛ وول خور kiemurtelija enfant qui remue sans cesse מִתפַּתֵל पैंतरेबाज ličinka izgő-mozgó gyermek orang yang menggeliat barn sem iðar í sífellu (chi si contorce) のたくる人 꿈틀거리는 사람(것) išsisukinėjantis žmogus glumiķis; pielīdējs orang yang menggeliang-geliut kronkelaar en som ikke kan være i ro krętacz رغښتونكى، رغړيدونكى تاوونكى: دغماشي چينجي (شفيره يا بطيطه (pessoa) mexediça copil zvăpăiat проныра neposedník kdor se zvija vrdalo slingerbult คน หรือสิ่งที่แสดงอาการกระดุกกระดิก yerinde duramayan kimse 孑孓 пролаза; інтриган بل کھانے والا người luồn lách 孑孓

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