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Wriggle

/ˈɹɪɡəl/

A wriggling movement.

📖 Definitions of "Wriggle"

noun
  1. 1

    A wriggling movement.

verb
  1. 1

    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."

  2. 2

    To cause to or make something wriggle.

    "He was sitting on the lawn, wriggling his toes in the grass."

  3. 3

    To use crooked or devious means.

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