verb
wriggle
RIH-guhl
verb
1
To twist and turn the body with quick, small movements; to squirm.
"The puppy wriggled out of her arms and ran off."
"He wriggled his toes in the warm sand."
2
To use clever or evasive means to escape a difficult situation.
"She tried to wriggle out of paying the fine."
How to Use Wriggle
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishTo twist and squirm, or to cleverly avoid a duty or blame.
Common pairings
wriggle free
wriggle out of something
Word Forms
wriggled past tense, wriggles plural, wriggles singular
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