wrig|gle — «RIHG uhl», verb, gled, gling, noun. –v.i. 1. to twist and turn; squirm; wiggle: »Children wriggle when they are restless. 2. to move by twisting and turning: »A snake wriggled across the road. 3. Figurative. to make one s way by shifts and… … Useful english dictionary
wriggle — wrig|gle1 [ rıgl ] verb intransitive or transitive to move or make something move by twisting or turning quickly: She wriggled her toes in the thick soft carpet. wriggle out of (doing) something to avoid doing something: Don t try and wriggle out … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Wriggle — Wrig gle, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Wriggled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Wriggling}.] [Freq. of wrig, probably from OE. wrikken to move to and fro; cf. LG. wriggeln, D. wrikken, Sw. vricka, Dan. vrikke.] To move the body to and fro with short, writhing motions … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Wriggle — Wrig gle, v. t. To move with short, quick contortions; to move by twisting and squirming; like a worm. [1913 Webster] Covetousness will wriggle itself out at a small hole. Fuller. [1913 Webster] Wriggling his body to recover His seat, and cast… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Wriggle — Wrig gle, a. Wriggling; frisky; pliant; flexible. [Obs.] Their wriggle tails. Spenser. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Wriggle — Wrig gle, n. Act of wriggling; a short or quick writhing motion or contortion. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
wriggle — wrig•gle [[t]ˈrɪg əl[/t]] v. gled, gling, n. 1) to twist to and fro; writhe; squirm 2) to move along by twisting and turning the body, as a worm or snake 3) to make one s way by shifts or expedients (often fol. by out): to wriggle out of a… … From formal English to slang
wriggle — wrig·gle … English syllables
Wriggled — Wriggle Wrig gle, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Wriggled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Wriggling}.] [Freq. of wrig, probably from OE. wrikken to move to and fro; cf. LG. wriggeln, D. wrikken, Sw. vricka, Dan. vrikke.] To move the body to and fro with short, writhing … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Wriggling — Wriggle Wrig gle, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Wriggled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Wriggling}.] [Freq. of wrig, probably from OE. wrikken to move to and fro; cf. LG. wriggeln, D. wrikken, Sw. vricka, Dan. vrikke.] To move the body to and fro with short, writhing … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
