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wriggled Definition


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wriggle
verb wriggled, wriggling
    tr & intr
    1. To twist to and fro.
      Thesaurus: squirm, wiggle, writhe, twist, snake.
    tr & intr
    2. To make (one's way) by this means.
    tr & intr
    3. To move, advance or make (one's way) sinuously or deviously.
noun
    1. A wriggling action or motion.
Derivative: wriggler
noun
    Derivative: wriggling
    noun
      Derivative: wriggly
      adverb
        Etymology: 15c: from German wriggeln.

        Phrasal Verb: wriggle out of something
          To manage cleverly to evade or escape from (an awkward situation or disagreeable obligation, etc).


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