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单词 wriggle
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wriggle

Was she trying to wriggle free of boutique theatre?Those who wriggle free are spared and it is easier for a man to do so.She wriggled free after the raiders fled the boat.But she got wedged in and battled for an hour to try and wriggle free.After three days the maid wriggled free and used the rope to climb out of a window.Then he wriggled past me in the hall and went off into his life.His ability to wriggle past people was fantastic.She managed to wriggle away from him and run home.Forest had aimed to wriggle clear of the bottom three for the first time in almost four months.And how much they wriggle about.Instead, they were almost allowed to wriggle free.The harder we try to wriggle free from it, the tighter it holds us in its grip.But be warned - emotionally this movie will reach deep into the pit of your stomach and wriggle your guts about before wrenching them out.But West Ham let them wriggle free as they squandered those three crucial chances.He tried to wriggle away - but she clung on, until his trainers came off and he fled barefoot.

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wriggle

British English: wriggle VERB
If you wriggle or wriggle part of your body, you twist and turn with quick movements, for example because you are uncomfortable.
The babies are wriggling on their tummies.
  • American English: wriggle
  • Brazilian Portuguese: contorcer-se
  • Chinese: 扭来扭去
  • European Spanish: retorcerse
  • French: gigoter
  • German: zappeln
  • Italian: dimenarsi
  • Japanese: ぴくぴく動かす/体をくねらせる
  • Korean: 몸을 비비꼬다
  • European Portuguese: contorcer-se
  • Latin American Spanish: retorcerse

Chinese translation of 'wriggle'

wriggle

(ˈrɪɡl)

vi

  1. (also wriggle about) 扭动(動) (niǔdòng)

vt

  1. [one's toes, fingers] 扭动(動) (niǔdòng)

n (c)

  1. 扭动(動) (niǔdòng)
(verb) 
Definition
to twist and turn with quick movements
The audience were fidgeting and wriggling in their seats.
Synonyms
jiggle
turn
As the wheel turned, the potter shaped the clay.
twist
He tried to twist out of my grasp.
jerk
squirm
He gave a feeble shrug and tried to squirm free.
writhe
He was writhing on the floor in agony.
(verb) 
Definition
to twist and turn with quick movements
She pulled off her shoes and stockings and wriggled her toes.
Synonyms
wiggle
She wiggled her fingers to attract his attention.
jerk
wag
He wagged a disapproving finger at me.
jiggle
He tapped his feet, hummed tunes and jiggled about.
waggle
He was waggling his toes in his socks.
(verb) 
Definition
to move along by twisting and turning
Bauman wriggled along the passage on his stomach.
Synonyms
crawl
I began to crawl on my hands and knees towards the door.
snake
The road snaked through the forested mountains.
worm
twist and turn
zigzag
slink
(noun) 
Definition
a wriggling movement or action
With a wriggle, he freed himself from her grasp and ran off.
Synonyms
twist
A twist of the ankle denied him a place on the substitutes' bench.
turn
jerk
wag
The dog gave a responsive wag of his tail.
squirm
wiggle
Push the fork in with your foot and give it a wiggle to make the holes bigger.
jiggle
waggle

idiom

See wriggle out of something

Additional synonyms

in the sense of snake
Definition
to glide or move in a winding course, like a snake
The road snaked through the forested mountains.
Synonyms
wind,
twist,
curve,
turn,
bend,
ramble,
meander,
deviate,
zigzag
in the sense of squirm
Definition
to wriggle
He gave a feeble shrug and tried to squirm free.
Synonyms
wriggle,
twist,
writhe,
shift,
flounder,
wiggle,
fidget
in the sense of turn
Definition
to rotate or move round
As the wheel turned, the potter shaped the clay.
Synonyms
rotate,
spin,
go round (and round),
revolve,
roll,
circle,
wheel,
twist,
spiral,
whirl,
swivel,
pivot,
twirl,
gyrate,
go round in circles,
move in a circle

Synonyms of 'wriggle'

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of turn
Definition
a twist, bend, or distortion in shape
Synonyms
twist,
bend,
warp,
distortion
in the sense of wag
Definition
to move rapidly and repeatedly from side to side or up and down
He wagged a disapproving finger at me.
Synonyms
waggle,
wave,
shake,
flourish,
brandish,
wobble,
wiggle
in the sense of wag
Definition
an instance of wagging
The dog gave a responsive wag of his tail.
Synonyms
wave,
shake,
swing,
toss,
sway,
flutter,
waver,
quiver,
vibration,
wiggle,
oscillation,
waggle
in the sense of waggle
Definition
to move with a rapid shaking or wobbling motion
He was waggling his toes in his socks.
Synonyms
wag,
wiggle,
wave,
shake,
flutter,
wobble,
oscillate
in the sense of writhe
Definition
to twist or squirm in pain
He was writhing on the floor in agony.
Synonyms
squirm,
struggle,
twist,
toss,
distort,
thrash,
jerk,
wriggle,
wiggle,
contort,
convulse,
thresh
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