wriggle

One entry found for wriggle.

Main Entry: ¹wrig·gle
Pronunciation: 'ri-g&l
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): wrig·gled; wrig·gling /-g(&-)li[ng]/
Etymology: Middle English, from or akin to Middle Low German wriggeln to wriggle; akin to Old English wrigian to turn -- more at WRY
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 wriggling
transitive 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(&-)lE/ adjective