wriggling
/ˈrɪɡlɪŋ/
verb
- Twisting and turning the body with quick, small movements.
- The puppy wriggled with joy when I came home.
- She kept wriggling in her chair during the long car ride.
- The worm was wriggling on the sidewalk after the rain.
- Moving or progressing with twisting motions, like a worm or snake.
- He wriggled under the fence to get the ball.
- The snake wriggled through the tall grass silently.
- The eel wriggled out of my grasp and splashed back into the water.
- Getting out of a difficult situation or avoiding something, often in a clever or dishonest way.
- He tried to wriggle out of doing his homework by saying he was sick.
- She always manages to wriggle out of trouble with a smile.
- The politician wriggled away from answering the reporter's question.
Antonyms
noun
- A twisting or squirming movement.
- I felt a wriggle in my pocket — it was the hamster I had hidden.
- With one quick wriggle, the fish escaped the hook.
- The baby gave a little wriggle and then fell asleep.