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Wriggle Common

Wriggle has 4 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Verb

Definitions
Noun
1

the act of wiggling

2

A wriggling movement.

Verb
1

to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling)

"The prisoner writhed in discomfort"

"The child tried to wriggle free from his aunt's embrace"

2

To twist one's body to and fro with short, writhing motions; to squirm.

See Also
wriggler squiggle wriggling twist warple wriggles vermigrade scriggle
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
motion move
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
wrench
Rhyming Words
egle ogle ingle regle aegle nagle fogle engle vogle bugle angle bogle fugle oggle gangle waggle jiggle gaggle muggle wiggle
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