wriggle
verb/ˈrɪɡl/
/ˈrɪɡl/
Verb Forms
Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they wriggle | /ˈrɪɡl/ /ˈrɪɡl/ |
| he / she / it wriggles | /ˈrɪɡlz/ /ˈrɪɡlz/ |
| past simple wriggled | /ˈrɪɡld/ /ˈrɪɡld/ |
| past participle wriggled | /ˈrɪɡld/ /ˈrɪɡld/ |
| -ing form wriggling | /ˈrɪɡlɪŋ/ /ˈrɪɡlɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive, transitive] to twist and turn your body or part of it with quick, short movements synonym wiggle
- wriggle (about/around) The baby was wriggling around on my lap.
- wriggle something She wriggled her toes.
Extra Examples- The children wriggled uncomfortably in their seats.
- Can you wriggle your toes?
- She wriggled like an embarrassed child.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- uncomfortably
- free
- about
- …
- out of
- through
- wriggle your way
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- [intransitive, transitive] to move somewhere by twisting and turning your body or part of it synonym squirm
- (+ adv./prep.) The fish wriggled out of my fingers.
- + adj. She managed to wriggle free.
- wriggle your way/yourself + adv./prep. They wriggled their way through the tunnel.
- He wriggled himself into a comfortable position.
Extra Examples- She wriggled her way under the heavy eiderdown.
- She wriggled out of his grip.
- The dog wriggled free of his grasp and ran off.
- The dog managed to wriggle free from his grasp.
- The fish wriggled out of my grasp.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- uncomfortably
- free
- about
- …
- out of
- through
- wriggle your way
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Word Originlate 15th cent.: from Middle Low German wriggelen, frequentative of wriggen ‘twist, turn’.
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