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wrigglewriggle /ˈrɪgəl/ verb ETYMOLOGYwriggleOrigin: 1300-1400 Probably from Middle Low German wriggeln VERB TABLEwriggle |
Present | I, you, we, they | wriggle | | he, she, it | wriggles | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | wriggled | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have wriggled | | he, she, it | has wriggled | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had wriggled | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will wriggle | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have wriggled |
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Present | I | am wriggling | | he, she, it | is wriggling | | you, we, they | are wriggling | Past | I, he, she, it | was wriggling | | you, we, they | were wriggling | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been wriggling | | he, she, it | has been wriggling | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been wriggling | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be wriggling | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been wriggling |
THESAURUSchange place► move to change from one place or position to another, or to make something do this: The train started to move. It took three men to move the piano. ► fidget to keep moving a little bit because you are bored or nervous: The kids were bored, so they kept fidgeting in their seats. ► squirm to twist your body from side to side, especially because you are uncomfortable, bored, or nervous: The baby squirmed and cried in her arms. ► wriggle to move and twist your body or part of your body from side to side: She wriggled out of her jacket and handed it to her host. ► wiggle to move your toes, fingers, bottom, etc. with a series of small movements: She took off her shoes and wiggled her toes in the sand. ► twitch to make a sudden small movement that you cannot control. Used especially about body parts: He was tired, and the muscle in his eye began to twitch. ► jump to make a sudden movement because you are frightened or surprised: The sound of the explosion made me jump. ► lunge to make a sudden strong movement toward someone or something: The man lunged forward and grabbed her purse. ► lurch to move or walk very unsteadily, moving forward or from side to side with sudden, irregular movements: He lurched to the side as the bike came toward him. ► stir formal to move slightly or change your position, especially when you are sleeping: She stirred in her sleep but didn’t wake up. 1[intransitive] to twist from side to side with small quick movements: wriggle under/through/into etc. He wriggled through an open window.► see thesaurus at move12[transitive] to make part of your body move this way SYN wiggle: She took off her shoes and wriggled her toes.—wriggly adjectivewriggle out of something phrasal verb to avoid doing something by making excuses: Once again, he wriggled out of any punishment. |