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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024wrig•gle /ˈrɪgəl/USA pronunciation v., -gled, -gling, n. v. - to twist from one side to the other;
squirm;
writhe: [no object]The child was wriggling in his seat.[~ + object]to wriggle one's toes. - to move along by twisting and turning the body, as a worm: [no object]The worm wriggled in the dirt.[~ + object]He wriggled his way through the narrow tunnel.
- wriggle out of, [~ + out of + object] to escape from or avoid:He tried to wriggle out of doing the work.
n. [countable] - the act or motion of wriggling:a little wriggle of the hips.
wrig•gler, n. [countable] wrig•gly, adj., -gli•er, -gli•est :a wriggly little worm. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024wrig•gle (rig′əl),USA pronunciation v., -gled, -gling, n. v.i. - to twist to and fro;
writhe;
squirm. - to move along by twisting and turning the body, as a worm or snake.
- to make one's way by shifts or expedients (often fol. by out):to wriggle out of a difficulty.
v.t. - to cause to wriggle:to wriggle one's hips.
- to bring, get, make, etc., by wriggling:to wriggle one's way through a narrow opening.
n. - act of wriggling;
a wriggling movement.
- Middle Low German wriggelen (cognate with Dutch wriggelen), frequentative of *wriggen to twist, turn, akin to Old English wrīgian to twist; see wry
- 1485–95
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: wriggle /ˈrɪɡəl/ vb - to make or cause to make twisting movements
- (intransitive) to progress by twisting and turning
- (intr; followed by into or out of) to manoeuvre oneself by clever or devious means: wriggle out of an embarrassing situation
n - a wriggling movement or action
- a sinuous marking or course
Etymology: 15th Century: from Middle Low German; compare Dutch wriggelenˈwriggler n ˈwriggly adj |