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[ US /ˈɹɪɡəɫ/ ]
[ UK /ɹˈɪɡə‍l/ ]
VERB
  1. to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling)
    The prisoner writhed in discomfort
    The child tried to wriggle free from his aunt's embrace
NOUN
  1. the act of wiggling

How To Use wriggle In A Sentence

  • The newborn worms, thanks to a slight viscidity, cling for a moment to the wire gauze; they swarm, wriggle, release themselves and leap into the chasm. The Life of the fly; with which are interspersed some chapters of autobiography
  • And how much they wriggle about. The Sun
  • She managed to wriggle away from him and run home. Times, Sunday Times
  • Sure enough, Fishy tugged the rod back and clicked the button and a shiny fish wriggled directly in front of Lazarus' nose.
  • A dropped tail continues to wriggle, keeping the attention of the predator focused on it while the prey makes its escape.
  • Local ghillie David Dinsmore took a small party of Scouts to Addergoole river last Saturday, where all were surprised by the variety of tiny fish life that crawl, swim or wriggle on the river bed.
  • Was she trying to wriggle free of boutique theatre? Times, Sunday Times
  • She reached the rocks and wriggled through them, moving her feet gently through the water.
  • Instead, they were almost allowed to wriggle free. Times, Sunday Times
  • The wriggle brought Shawn into a half wakeful state and he groggily inhaled a faintly flowery scent.
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