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- Dictionarywriggle/ˈrɪɡl/
verb
- 1. twist and turn with quick writhing movements: "the puppy wriggled in his arms" Similar
- 2. avoid (something) by devious means: "don't try and wriggle out of your contract" Similar Opposite
noun
- 1. a wriggling movement: "she gave an impatient little wriggle"
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WRIGGLE definition: 1. to twist your body, or move part of your body, with small, quick movements: 2. to move…. Learn more.
The meaning of WRIGGLE is to move the body or a bodily part to and fro with short writhing motions like a worm : squirm. How to use wriggle in a sentence.
Definition of wriggle verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Wriggle definition, to twist to and fro; writhe; squirm. See more.
To wriggle is to squirm and twist quickly. Think of how hard it is to hold a rambunctious puppy as it wriggles in your arms.
to move along by twisting and turning the body, as a worm or snake. to make one's way by shifts or expedients (often followed by out ): to wriggle out of a difficulty. verb (used with object) , wrig·gled, wrig·gling. to cause to wriggle: to wriggle one's hips. to bring, get, make, etc., by wriggling: to wriggle one's way through a narrow opening.
If you wriggle or wriggle part of your body, you twist and turn with quick movements, for example because you are uncomfortable.
