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- pronunciation:
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- parts of speech:
- intransitive verb, transitive verb, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
wriggles, wriggling, wriggled |
| definition 1: |
to twist and turn one's body with squirming movements; wiggle.
The excited children wriggled in their seats while waiting for the bell to ring. |
| definition 2: |
to advance or proceed by such movements.
His feet and hands tied, he managed to wriggle across the floor.- similar words:
- writhe
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| definition 3: |
to extricate or insinuate oneself by subtle or sly means (usu. fol. by "into" or "out of").
He wriggles out of every difficult job. |
| related words: |
twist, writhe |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to move, or cause to move, with a wriggle.
He wriggled the key out of the lock.All she has to do is wriggle her finger and everyone comes running. |
| definition 2: |
to make (one's way) slyly or subtly (usu. fol. by"into" or "out of").
He wriggled his way into the boss's confidence. |
| related words: |
writhe |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
the act or motion of wriggling.
- similar words:
- squirm
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| related words: |
writhe |
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| derivations: |
wriggly (adj.), wrigglingly (adv.) |
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