Definitions of wriggle [ˈrɪg əl]

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Definition of 'wriggle'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (v.i.) wriggle
to twist to and fro; writhe; squirm.

2.  wriggle
to move along by twisting and turning the body, as a worm or snake.

3.  wriggle
to make one's way by shifts or expedients (often fol. by out):
to wriggle out of a difficulty.

4. (v.t.) wriggle
to cause to wriggle:
to wriggle one's hips.

5.  wriggle
to bring, get, make, etc., by wriggling:
to wriggle one's way through a tunnel.

6. (n.) wriggle
the act of wriggling; a wriggling movement.

Etymology: (1485–95; < MLG wriggelen (c. D wriggelen), freq. of *wriggen to twist, turn, akin to OE wrīgian to twist; see wry)

Definition of 'wriggle'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (verb) wiggle, wriggle, squirm
the act of wiggling

2. (verb) writhe, wrestle, wriggle, worm, squirm, twist
to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling)
"The prisoner writhed in discomfort"; "The child tried to wriggle free from his aunt's embrace"

Definition of 'wriggle'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (verb) wriggle
to move with small, quick twisting movements
He wriggled out from under the bed.

Definition of 'wriggle'

Webster Dictionary

1. (adj) wriggle
wriggling; frisky; pliant; flexible

2. (verb) wriggle
to move the body to and fro with short, writhing motions, like a worm; to squirm; to twist uneasily or quickly about

3. (verb) wriggle
to move with short, quick contortions; to move by twisting and squirming; like a worm

Translation of 'wriggle'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: to twist to and fro The child kept wriggling in his seat; How are you going to wriggle out of this awkward situation?
Afrikaans: wriemel	Arabic: يَتَلَوّى	Bulgarian: гърча се
Brazilian: contorcer-se	Czech: vrtět se, (vy)kroutit se	German: zappeln, sich winden
Danish: vride sig	Greek: στριφογυρίζω, σπαρταρώ	Spanish: moverse, menearse, retorc
Estonian: vingerdama	Farsi: حرکت کرم وار کردن	Finnish: kiemurrella
French: (se) tortiller; (se) sort	Hebrew: לְהִתפַּתֵל, לְהִתחַמֵק	Hindi: कुलबुलाना
Croatian: migoljiti se	Hungarian: izeg-mozog	Indonesian: menggeliat-geliat
Icelandic: iða, engjast til og frá	Italian: agitarsi; sbrogliarsela	Japanese: くねらせる
Korean: 꿈틀거리다	Lithuanian: sukinėtis, išsisukti	Latvian: locīties; grozīties; izlo
Malay: menggeliang-geliut	Dutch: kronkelen, ergens onderui	Norwegian: sprelle, vri på seg; sno
Polish: kręcić/wywinąć się	Persian: حرکت کرم وار کردن	Pashto: رغښتل، تاويدل، رغړېدل، كو
Portuguese: contorcer-se	Romanian: a se suci; a se răsuci; a	Russian: ёрзать; выпутаться
Slovak: vrtieť sa, vykrútiť sa	Slovenian: zvijati se; izviti se	Serbian: izmigoljti se
Swedish: vrida sig, slingra sig	Thai: บิดตัว	Turkish: yerinde duramamak, kıpır
Taiwanese: 蠕動	Ukrainian: звиватися	Urdu: بل کھانا یا لہرانا
Vietnamese: vặn vẹo	Chinese: 蠕动
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