Main Entry: ¹wrig·gle

Pronunciation: \ˈri-gəl\

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): wrig·gled; wrig·gling \-g(ə-)liŋ\

Etymology: Middle English, from or akin to Middle Low German wriggeln to wriggle; akin to Old English wrigian to turn — more at wry

Date: 15th century

intransitive verb 1 : to move the body or a bodily part to and fro with short writhing motions like a worm : squirm
2 : to move or advance by twisting and turning
3 : to extricate or insinuate oneself or reach a goal as if by wrigglingtransitive verb 1 : to cause to move in short quick contortions
2 : to introduce, insinuate, or bring into a state or place by or as if by wriggling

— wrig·gly \-g(ə-)lē\ adjective