wriggle : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: wriggle	by the DICT Development Group
5 results for wriggle
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
wriggle n the act of wiggling Synonym(s): wiggle, wriggle, squirm v 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" Synonym(s): writhe, wrestle, wriggle, worm, squirm, twist
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Wriggle \Wrig"gle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Wriggled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Wriggling}.] [Freq. of wrig, probably from OE. wrikken to move to and fro; cf. LG. wriggeln, D. wrikken, Sw. vricka, Dan. vrikke.] To move the body to and fro with short, writhing motions, like a worm; to squirm; to twist uneasily or quickly about. Both he and successors would often wriggle in their seats, as long as the cushion lasted. --Swift.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Wriggle \Wrig"gle\, v. t. To move with short, quick contortions; to move by twisting and squirming; like a worm. Covetousness will wriggle itself out at a small hole. --Fuller. Wriggling his body to recover His seat, and cast his right leg over. --Hudibras.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Wriggle \Wrig"gle\, a. Wriggling; frisky; pliant; flexible. [Obs.] [bd]Their wriggle tails.[b8] --Spenser.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Wriggle \Wrig"gle\, n. Act of wriggling; a short or quick writhing motion or contortion.