Wriggle

Quick meaning: Wriggle is a verb meaning (intransitive) To twist one's body to and fro with short, writhing motions; to squirm.

Meaning

(intransitive) To twist one's body to and fro with short, writhing motions; to squirm.

More Meanings

1. (transitive) To cause something to wriggle.
2. (intransitive) To use crooked or devious means.
3. A wriggling movement.

Example Sentences

He was sitting on the lawn, wriggling his toes in the grass.

Teachers often lose their patience when children wriggle in their seats.

Both he and successors would often wriggle in their seats, as long as the cushion lasted.

I tried to ease my grip, but my hands were sweating so profusely that the lizards began to wriggle out of them.

Word Forms

• wriggles
• wriggling
• wriggled

Synonyms for wriggle

Depending on context, synonyms include wiggle, twist, writhe, wrestle, squirm, worm.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include squirm, wiggle, writhe, twist, wrestle, worm.

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