wriggle
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
wriggles;
wriggled;
wriggling
wriggles;
wriggled;
wriggling
Britannica Dictionary definition of WRIGGLE
[no object]
1
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to twist from side to side with small quick movements like a worm
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The children wriggled and squirmed in their chairs.
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She managed to wriggle free of her ropes.
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They wriggled out of their wet clothes.
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I had trouble getting the wriggling fish off my hook.
2
always followed by an adverb or preposition
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to move forward by twisting and turning
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The snake wriggled across the path and went underneath a bush.
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He was able to wriggle through the narrow opening.
wriggle out of
[phrasal verb]
wriggle out of (something)
informal + often disapproving
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to avoid doing (something that you do not want to do) in some clever or dishonest way
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She tried to wriggle out of the contract.
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Don't let him wriggle out of paying you for your work.
