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wriggle

[ rig-uhl ]

verb (used without object)

wriggled, wriggling.
  1. to twist to and fro; writhe; squirm.
  2. to move along by twisting and turning the body, as a worm or snake.
  3. to make one's way by shifts or expedients (often followed by out ):

    to wriggle out of a difficulty.



verb (used with object)

wriggled, wriggling.
  1. to cause to wriggle:

    to wriggle one's hips.

  2. to bring, get, make, etc., by wriggling:

    to wriggle one's way through a narrow opening.

noun

  1. act of wriggling; a wriggling movement.

wriggle

/ ˈ°ùɪɡə±ô /

verb

  1. to make or cause to make twisting movements
  2. intr to progress by twisting and turning
  3. intr; foll by into or out of to manoeuvre oneself by clever or devious means

    wriggle out of an embarrassing situation

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a wriggling movement or action
  2. a sinuous marking or course
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ·É°ù¾±²µ²µ±ô±ð°ù, noun
  • ˈ·É°ù¾±²µ²µ±ô²â, adjective
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ·É°ù¾±²µî€ƒg±ô¾±²Ô²µÂ·±ô²â adverb
  • ´Ç³Ü³Ùw°ù¾±²µî€ƒg±ô±ð verb (used with object) outwriggled outwriggling
  • ³Ü²Ô··É°ù¾±²µî€ƒg±ô±ð»å adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of wriggle1

1485–95; < Middle Low German wriggelen (cognate with Dutch wriggelen ), frequentative of *wriggen to twist, turn, akin to Old English ·É°ùÄ«²µ¾±²¹²Ô to twist; wry
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of wriggle1

C15: from Middle Low German; compare Dutch wriggelen
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As a result, there is far less wriggle room financially when bills rise.

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There’s something undeniably funny about watching people wriggle around beneath the red velvet curtains of their box seats, shouting back and forth with the group.

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We gawked at the sea creatures — lobsters, soft-shell turtles, wriggling live eels — while she filled the cart.

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On Thursday, the government confirmed 29 councils have requested additional wriggle room to balance their budgets next year, worth a collective £1.5bn, under financial support rules introduced during the Covid pandemic.

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However, weak economic growth and higher borrowing costs have weighed on that wriggle room, raising the question of whether Reeves will have to raise taxes or cut spending.

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