wriggle
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4.7
- noun
- /ˈwrɪɡəl/
- His toes evinced a self-satisfied little wriggle.
- wriggle room
- little wriggle
Examples
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As I passed, I could have sworn it moved, made a little wriggle, but it must have been dead at least a week.
Fiction book (1996) -
She flaps and wriggles and stomps on the spongy earth until she finds a comfortable position.
Fiction book (1998) -
The snake made a sudden wriggle as it slithered through the grass.
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After a moment of panic, the fish gave a desperate wriggle to escape the net.
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She felt a wriggle underneath the blanket and realized the cat was playing.
Synonyms
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1.0
A small, quick movement from side to side or up and down
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4.1
A small twisting movement of the body that shows discomfort or nervousness
Antonyms
How Vigorous
Surface Forms
Etymology
Wriggle comes from an old English root wrig- that meant 'to twist' or 'turn', and it is like the everyday word wiggle. So a wriggle is a small twisting or squirming movement you make to move or escape.