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(Entry 1 of 2)
as in fidgeting, squirming
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wriggling
verb
present participle of wriggle
Synonyms & Antonyms of wriggling (Entry 2 of 2)
1
to make jerky or restless movements
- a toddler wriggling in his seat all throughout the church service
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2
to move slowly with the body close to the ground
- a worm slowly wriggled across the sidewalk
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- bellying,
- crawling,
- creeping,
- groveling
- (or grovelling),
- sliding,
- slithering,
- snaking,
- worming
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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
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