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- DictionaryWrig·gle/ˈriɡ(ə)l/
verb
- 1. twist and turn with quick writhing movements: "the puppy wriggled in his arms"
- 2. avoid (something) by devious means: "don't try and wriggle out of your contract"
noun
- 1. a wriggling movement: "she gave an impatient little wriggle"
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Word Origin. Phrasal Verbs. wriggle out of doing. See wriggle in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Check pronunciation: wriggle. Definition of wriggle verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
wriggle. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English wrig‧gle1 /ˈrɪɡəl/ verb 1 [ intransitive] to twist your body from side to side with small quick movements Stop wriggling and let me put your T-shirt on. wriggle under/through/into He wriggled through the window.
1. To move with a wriggling motion: wriggle a toe. 2. To make (one's way, for example) by or as if by wriggling: He wriggled his way into her good graces. n. A wriggling movement. Phrasal Verb: wriggle out of. To extricate oneself from (an undesirable situation or responsibility, for example) by sly or subtle means: wriggled out of a jam.
Apr 29, 2024 · wriggle in American English. (ˈrɪgəl ) verb intransitive Word forms: ˈwriggled or ˈwriggling. 1. to move to and fro with a twisting, writhing motion; twist and turn; squirm. 2. to move along with a wriggling motion. 3. to make one's way by subtle or shifty means; dodge; equivocate.
5 days ago · to make or cause to make twisting movements. 2. (intransitive) to progress by twisting and turning. 3. (intr; foll by into or out of) to manoeuvre oneself by clever or devious means. wriggle out of an embarrassing situation. noun. 4. a wriggling movement or action.
to twist your body or move part of your body with short, quick movements: She wriggled her toes in the warm sand. wriggle out of sth/doing sth. to avoid doing something that you have agreed to do: Are you trying to wriggle out of going to the meeting? (Definition of wriggle from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
wriggle meaning: 1. to twist your body or move part of your body with short, quick movements: 2. to avoid doing…. Learn more.
