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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.
Wriggle definition: to twist to and fro; writhe; squirm.. See examples of WRIGGLE used in a sentence.
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.
If you wriggle or wriggle part of your body, you twist and turn with quick movements, for example because you are uncomfortable. The babies are wriggling on their tummies.
1. To move with a wriggling motion: wriggle a toe. 2. To make (one's way, for example) by or as if by wriggling: He wriggled his way into her good graces. n. A wriggling movement. Phrasal Verb: wriggle out of. To extricate oneself from (an undesirable situation or responsibility, for example) by sly or subtle means: wriggled out of a jam.
Definition of wriggle verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
A complete guide to the word "WRIGGLE": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.
WRIGGLE meaning: 1. to twist your body or move part of your body with short, quick movements: 2. to avoid doing…. Learn more.
Wriggle definition, to twist to and fro; writhe; squirm. See more.
