wriggly

[ rig-lee ]

/ ˈrɪg li /

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adjective, wrig·gli·er, wrig·gli·est.

twisting; writhing; squirming: a wriggly caterpillar.

evasive; shifty: a wriggly character.

Origin of wriggly

First recorded in 1865–70; wriggle + -y¹

Words nearby wriggly

wrier, wriest, wriggle, wriggler, wrigglework, wriggly, wright, Wright brothers, Wright, Frank Lloyd, Wright, Richard, Wright's stain

Example sentences from the Web for wriggly

Writhing reflects the hose taking on a wriggly shape, like that of a Slinky, or in a more extreme case becoming coiled.
An Unexpected Twist Lights Up the Secrets of Turbulence|David H. Freedman|September 3, 2020|Quanta Magazine
At four o'clock, while Appleboy was digging bait, he observed another motor making its wriggly way along the dunes.
Tutt and Mr. Tutt|Arthur Train
Thats meant for his village; and now hes making a wriggly line past it.
The Pioneer Boys of the Columbia|Harrison Adams
Beautiful apple trees were dotted about the big garden through which the wriggly river ran.
The Luck of Thirteen|Jan Gordon

To add to my horror of them I have discovered that hardly one is without a wriggly live thing inside it.
Frulein Schmidt and Mr. Anstruther|Elizabeth von Arnim
It will spear great flounders of blotting paper and wriggly eels of string.
Bizarre|Lawton Mackall

单词	wriggly
释义	wriggly [ rig-lee ] / ˈrɪg li / SEE SYNONYMS FOR wriggly ON THESAURUS.COM adjective, wrig·gli·er, wrig·gli·est. twisting; writhing; squirming: a wriggly caterpillar. evasive; shifty: a wriggly character. Origin of wriggly First recorded in 1865–70; wriggle + -y¹ Words nearby wriggly wrier, wriest, wriggle, wriggler, wrigglework, wriggly, wright, Wright brothers, Wright, Frank Lloyd, Wright, Richard, Wright's stain Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for wriggly Writhing reflects the hose taking on a wriggly shape, like that of a Slinky, or in a more extreme case becoming coiled. An Unexpected Twist Lights Up the Secrets of Turbulence\|David H. Freedman\|September 3, 2020\|Quanta Magazine At four o'clock, while Appleboy was digging bait, he observed another motor making its wriggly way along the dunes. Tutt and Mr. Tutt\|Arthur Train Thats meant for his village; and now hes making a wriggly line past it. The Pioneer Boys of the Columbia\|Harrison Adams Beautiful apple trees were dotted about the big garden through which the wriggly river ran. The Luck of Thirteen\|Jan Gordon To add to my horror of them I have discovered that hardly one is without a wriggly live thing inside it. Frulein Schmidt and Mr. Anstruther\|Elizabeth von Arnim It will spear great flounders of blotting paper and wriggly eels of string. Bizarre\|Lawton Mackall Words related to wriggly curving, meandering, crooked, tortuous, sinuous, convoluted, labyrinthine, circuitous, serpentine, twisting, spiraling, involved, roundabout, zigzag, gyrating, ambiguous, devious, indirect, intricate, snaky
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wriggly

adjective, wrig·gli·er, wrig·gli·est.

Origin of wriggly

Words nearby wriggly

Example sentences from the Web for wriggly

Words related to wriggly