wriggle

1 to make jerky or restless movements a toddler wriggling in his seat all throughout the church service Synonyms fiddle, jerk, jig, jiggle, squiggle, squirm, thrash, thresh, toss, twist, twitch, wiggle, fidget, writheRelated Words flit, flutter, twitter; quake, quiver, shake, shiver, shudder, tremble; paceNear Antonyms relax, rest, unwind; calm (down), still

2 to move slowly with the body close to the ground a worm slowly wriggled across the sidewalk Synonyms belly, creep, grovel, slide, slither, snake, worm, crawlRelated Words crouch, squat; edge, inch, nose; skulk, sneak, steal, tiptoe

3 to introduce in a gradual, secret, or clever way within a month of his arrival, this social upstart had wriggled himself into the family's good graces Synonyms infiltrate, slip, sneak, wind, work in, worm, insinuateRelated Words creep, edge, wiggle; insert, interpolate, interpose, introduce