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[ rig-ler ] / ˈrɪg lər /
nouna person or thing that wriggles. Also called wiggler, wiggle-tail. the larva of a mosquito. Origin of wrigglerFirst recorded in 1625–35; wriggle + -er1 Words nearby wrigglerWrexham, wrick, wrier, wriest, wriggle, wriggler, wrigglework, wriggly, wright, Wright brothers, Wright, Frank Lloyd Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for wrigglerThe q-b sat next to me, asking for this and that music, none of which the wriggler could supply. Sea and Sardinia|D. H. Lawrence This baby, like some other babies, is never quiet, but squirms and wriggles so that it is called a wriggler. Little Busybodies|Jeanette Augustus Marks and Julia Moody The wriggler has a great deal to do yet before turning into a frog. Pond and Stream|Arthur Ransome The wriggler, although heavier than water, can hang suspended from the surface film by the tip of its breathing-tube. Elementary Zoology, Second Edition|Vernon L. Kellogg
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