n.
Pronunciation: ' ri-g ə l
Function: verb
Inflected Form: wrig · gled ; wrig · gling \ -g( ə -)li ŋ \
Etymology: Middle English, from or akin to Middle Low German wriggeln to wriggle; akin to Old English wrigian to turn ― more at WRY
Date: 15th century
intransitive verb
1 : to move the body or a bodily part to and fro with short writhing motions like a worm : SQUIRM
2 : to move or advance by twisting and turning
3 : to extricate or insinuate oneself or reach a goal as if by wriggling
transitive verb
1 : to cause to move in short quick contortions
2 : to introduce, insinuate, or bring into a state or place by or as if by wriggling
– wrig · gly \ -g( ə -)l ē \ adjective