Category:Wriggle

Wrig"gle, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Wriggled; p. pr. & vb. n. Wriggling.] Etym: [freq. of wrig, probably from oe. wrikken to move to and fro; Cf. Lg. wriggeln, d. wrikken, sw. vricka, dan. vrikke.]

Defn: 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.

Wriggle Wrig"gle, v. t.

Defn: 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.

Wriggle Wrig"gle, a.

Defn: wriggling; frisky; pliant; flexible. [obs.] "their wriggle Tails." Spenser.