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   wriggle

   /ˈrɪɡl/

   verb

   • 1. twist and turn with quick writhing movements: "the puppy wriggled in his arms" Similar squirmwrithewigglejigglejerkthreshflounderflailtwitchturntwisttwist and turnzigzagsnakewormslitherslinkcrawlcreep
   • ▪ move in a particular direction with wriggling movements: "Susie wriggled out of her clothes"
   • 2. avoid (something) by devious means: "don't try and wriggle out of your contract" Similar avoidshirkdodgeevadeeludesidestepcircumventeschewhide fromescape fromextricate oneself fromsteer clear ofinformal:duckarchaic:bilkOpposite face up to

   noun

   • 1. a wriggling movement: "she gave an impatient little wriggle"

   Word Origin late 15th century: from Middle Low German wriggelen, frequentative of wriggen ‘twist, turn’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. wriggly adjective

   Scrabble Points: 12

   • W

     4

   • R

     1

   • I

     1

   • G

     2

   • G

     2

   • L

     1

   • E

     1

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