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   wriggle

   /ˈrɪɡl/

   verb

   • 1. twist and turn with quick writhing movements: "the puppy wriggled in his arms" Similar squirmwrithewigglejigglejerkthreshflounderflailtwitchturntwisttwist and turnzigzagsnakewormslitherslinkcrawlcreep
   • ▪ move in a particular direction with wriggling movements: "Susie wriggled out of her clothes"
   • 2. avoid (something) by devious means: "don't try and wriggle out of your contract" Similar avoidshirkdodgeevadeeludesidestepcircumventeschewhide fromescape fromextricate oneself fromsteer clear ofinformal:duckarchaic:bilkOpposite face up to

   noun

   • 1. a wriggling movement: "she gave an impatient little wriggle"

   Word Origin late 15th century: from Middle Low German wriggelen, frequentative of wriggen ‘twist, turn’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. wriggly adjective

   Scrabble Points: 12

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   Synonyms for WRIGGLING: writhing, squirming, twitching, fiddling, squirm, fidgeting, locomotion, mobility; Antonyms of WRIGGLING: immobility, inertia, motionlessness ...

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   What is a synonym for wriggle?

   • Synonyms: bend, wriggle, wrick, wind, deform, nose, meander, hoist, thread, arch, veer, rick, kink, worm, roll, lift, flex, convolute, writhe, scent, wrench, wind up, wrap, turn, sheer, wander, sophisticate, trend, sprain, curve, swerve, slew, twist around,...

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   What is the difference between Wriggle and wriggling?

   • Other forms: wriggled; wriggling; wriggles To wriggle is to squirm and twist quickly. Think of how hard it is to hold a rambunctious puppy as it wriggles in your arms. Wriggle sounds a lot like wiggle, and the two words very nearly mean the same thing. There is a subtle difference, though: when you wriggle, you twist, turn, or bend as you move.

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   What does 'wiggle' mean?

   • 1. 'Wiggle' means to turn or twist the body or a body part with writhing motions: The rabbit's nose wiggled. 2. It also means to move or proceed with writhing motions: wiggle into a sleeping bag; wiggled out of his grasp. 1. Furthermore, it means to move with a wriggling motion: wiggle a toe. 2. Lastly, it means to make (one's way, for example) by or as if by wriggling: He wiggled his way into her good graces.

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   • Back then, there was a lot more wriggle room for marketers to make their case. Like Nadler, Cohen—who is also Jewish—substituted “Jewish” for “gay” and watched Riggle wriggle. The Fishermen, like thieves, shake out their silver,/ the lithe knives wriggle on the drying sand.

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