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Wriggle   /rˈɪgəl/   Listen
Wriggle

verb
(past & past part. wriggled; pres. part. wriggling)
1.
To move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling).  Synonyms: squirm, twist, worm, wrestle, writhe.  "The child tried to wriggle free from his aunt's embrace"
noun
1.
The act of wiggling.  Synonyms: squirm, wiggle.



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"Wriggle" Quotes from Famous Books



... began Dan, with a twinkle in his eye, "the pigs were swine." Roseen gave an impatient wriggle. "Well, well, it's too bad to be tormentin' ye that way. I'll begin right now.—Well, very well then. There was wan time the Spider an' the Gout was thravellin' together, goin' to seek their fortun's. Well, they ...
— North, South and Over the Sea • M.E. Francis (Mrs. Francis Blundell)

... you do—you old eel!" Bob glanced admiringly at his friend. "I believe you just wriggle by on the strength ...
— The Story of Sugar • Sara Ware Bassett

... following morning. It took but a few minutes' exploration to discover one particular cavern high up the face of the cliff which seemed ideal for our purpose. It opened upon a narrow ledge where we could build our cook-fire; the opening was so small that we had to lie flat and wriggle through it to gain ingress, while the interior was high-ceiled and spacious. I lighted a faggot and looked about; but as far as I could see, the chamber ran back ...
— The People that Time Forgot • Edgar Rice Burroughs

... do with it. Roger was right. The Slop is there and you've got to make allowances for it, and after all, why shouldn't Rachel show her baby to the girls? Damn it all, a baby is a remarkable thing, when you come to think of it. All that wriggle and bubble and squeak and kick ... and Lord only knows what'll come out of it! We ought to get married, Quinny, and father a few brats. My own notion is to get hold of a nice, large, healthy female of the ...
— Changing Winds - A Novel • St. John G. Ervine

... the temple. But without paying the least homage to the image of the 'Lo' spirit, he simply kept his eyes fixed intently on it; for albeit made of clay, it actually seemed, nevertheless, to flutter as does a terror-stricken swan, and to wriggle as a dragon in motion. It looked like a lotus, peeping its head out of the green stream, or like the sun, pouring its rays upon the russet clouds in the early morn. Pao-yue's tears ...
— Hung Lou Meng, Book II • Cao Xueqin


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