wriggle
/ˈrɪɡəl/
noun
- A twisting or turning movement, especially a small, quick one.
- With one last wriggle, the puppy got free from the blanket.
- She felt a wriggle in her pocket and found a mouse.
- The fish gave a sudden wriggle and escaped from my hands.
verb
- To twist and turn the body with small, quick movements, often to get free from something or to move along a surface.
- He wriggled through the narrow gap in the fence.
- The worm wriggled on the sidewalk after the rain.
- The toddler tried to wriggle out of her mother's arms.
- To move or progress by making twisting movements, especially through a tight space.
- We wriggled through the crowded market to reach the exit.
- The cat wriggled under the bed to hide.
- The snake wriggled into a hole in the wall.
- To avoid doing something or to escape a situation by using clever excuses or tricks.
- He attempted to wriggle free from his promise.
- She always wriggles out of doing the dishes by saying she has homework.
- The politician tried to wriggle out of answering the question.
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