Antonyms for wriggle out

Grammar : Verb

Spell : rig-uh l

Phonetic Transcription : ˈrɪg əl

Definition of wriggle out

Origin : late 15c., from Middle Low German wrigglen "to wriggle," from Proto-Germanic *wrig-, *wreik- "to turn" (see wry). Related to Old English wrigian "to turn, incline, go forward."

As in lam : verb escape
As in escape : verb break away from

Example sentences :

But being small Pee-wee was able to wriggle out of almost anything.
Extract from : « Pee-wee Harris » by Percy Keese Fitzhugh

Then I saw him wriggle out of danger, backing away like a crab.
Extract from : « Billy Topsail & Company » by Norman Duncan

But the Brothers saw instantly that they could not wriggle out of these knots.
Extract from : « The Humbugs of the World » by P. T. Barnum

They cannot wriggle out of that blame: they cannot shirk it.
Extract from : « The American Egypt » by Channing Arnold

Bohm had tried to wriggle out of every clause in his contract.
Extract from : « A Tenderfoot Bride » by Clarice E. Richards

If they are accepted, why then they wriggle out of them the best way they can.
Extract from : « Ask Momma » by R. S. Surtees

But there it was, signed and stamped; and he did not see how you could wriggle out of it.
Extract from : « Mrs. Thompson » by William Babington Maxwell

Nothing, said Evelyn, trying to wriggle out of her aunts grasp.
Extract from : « A Very Naughty Girl » by L. T. Meade

When washed ashore she can wriggle out of her shell and swim away.
Extract from : « Beautiful Shells of New Zealand » by E. G. B. Moss

She was disposed to wriggle out of sight; but Baba threatened her, and she was still.
Extract from : « From the Oak to the Olive » by Julia Ward Howe

Synonyms for wriggle out

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