wriggling

Definition of Wriggling in English :

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Adjective

1. wiggly, wriggling, wriggly, writhing

moving in a twisting or snake-like or wormlike fashion

Example Sentences:
'wiggly worms'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Wriggling

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verb

1.

to make or cause to make twisting movements

2. (intransitive)

to progress by twisting and turning

3. (intr; foll by into or out of)

to manoeuvre oneself by clever or devious means

wriggle out of an embarrassing situation

noun

4.

a wriggling movement or action

5.

a sinuous marking or course

Wriggling

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verb intransitiveWord forms: ˈwriggled or ˈwriggling

1.

to move to and fro with a twisting, writhing motion; twist and turn; squirm

2.

to move along with a wriggling motion

3.

to make one's way by subtle or shifty means; dodge; equivocate

to wriggle out of a difficulty

verb transitive

4.

to cause to wriggle

5.

to bring into a specified condition, form, etc. by wriggling

noun

6.

a wriggling movement or action

Wriggling

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v. wrig·gled, wrig·gling, wrig·gles

v.intr.

1. To turn or twist the body or a body part with writhing motions: The rabbit's nose wriggled.

2. To move or proceed with writhing motions: wriggle into a sleeping bag; wriggled out of his grasp.

v.tr.

1. To move with a wriggling motion: wriggle a toe.

2. To make (one's way, for example) by or as if by wriggling: He wriggled his way into her good graces.

n.

A wriggling movement.

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