wriggly
/ˈrɪɡəli/
adjective
- Tending to twist and turn from side to side; moving with small, quick, twisting movements.
- The baby was so wriggly during diaper changes that it took two people to hold her still.
- The puppy was too wriggly to stay in my lap for more than a second.
- A wriggly worm escaped from the bait box and disappeared into the grass.
- Difficult to hold or handle because of constant twisting or squirming.
- The package contained a wriggly mass of rubber snakes that startled everyone.
- He tried to grab the wriggly kitten, but it slipped through his fingers.
- The fish was slippery and wriggly, and it almost flopped back into the river.
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