Wriggle

noun

/ˈɹɪɡəl/

Word Frequency: 0.3

Definitions

1.nounA wriggling movement.

2.verbTo twist one's body to and fro with short, writhing motions; to squirm.

"Teachers often lose their patience when children wriggle in their seats."

3.verbTo cause to or make something wriggle.

"He was sitting on the lawn, wriggling his toes in the grass."

4.verbTo use crooked or devious means.

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