Synonyms for wriggle
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : rig-uh l |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈrɪg əl |
Top 10 synonyms for wriggle Other synonyms for the word wriggle
Définition of wriggle
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."
- verb maneuver out of; wiggle
- There it stood quite still, except that the snakes continued to wriggle.
- Extract from : « The Miraculous Pitcher » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
- But being small Pee-wee was able to wriggle out of almost anything.
- Extract from : « Pee-wee Harris » by Percy Keese Fitzhugh
- Tamils old and young move when they laugh or even smile; in fact they wriggle.
- Extract from : « Lotus Buds » by Amy Carmichael
- Then he allowed it to wriggle about until in time its head faced the Englishmen.
- Extract from : « The Fiery Totem » by Argyll Saxby
- You have to lie flat on your stomach, and wriggle about as if you were swimming.
- Extract from : « Punch or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, December 2, 1914 » by Various
- Then I saw him wriggle out of danger, backing away like a crab.
- Extract from : « Billy Topsail & Company » by Norman Duncan
- Tess raised the wire once more for Pete's body to wriggle under.
- Extract from : « Tess of the Storm Country » by Grace Miller White
- That made Bat grunt and grumble and wriggle; and finally uncover, too.
- Extract from : « Pluck on the Long Trail » by Edwin L. Sabin
- Sometimes they stay right, sometimes they wriggle up sideways.
- Extract from : « Jill the Reckless » by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse
- But you can wriggle yourself out of your Father's hand, if you will.
- Extract from : « Expositions of Holy Scripture » by Alexander Maclaren
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