Meaning wriggle
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wrigglelate 15c., from Middle Low German wrigglen "to wriggle," from Proto-Germanic *wreik- "to turn" (see wry). Related to Old English wrigian "to turn, incline, go forward."
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wrigglewiggle: the act of wiggling writhe: to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling); "The prisoner writhed in discomfort"; "The child tri [..]
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wriggleto move by twisting and turning
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wriggle(n) the act of wiggling(v) to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling)
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wriggleRigol.
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wriggleattempt to find an alternative contract (often after having been doubled)
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wriggle
(intransitive) To twist one's body to and fro with short, writhing motions; to squirm.
''Teachers often lose their patience when children wriggle in their seats.''
* Jonathan Swift
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