v. 1 wiggle, wobble, shake, tremble, quiver, jiggle, waggle, writhe, twist, fidget She managed to wriggle free of the ropes and run away The dog was wriggling with excitement at seeing its master. 2 twist, squirm, snake, worm, writhe, slither, crawl He wriggled through the narrow opening into the strongroom
n. 3 wiggle, zigzag, wavy line, Colloq squiggle, squiggly line The page had no writing on it, only a lot of wriggles 4 wriggling, writhing, squirm, squirming, wiggle, wiggling, shaking, trembling, quiver, quivering, shimmying, waggle, waggling, twisting, twist Don't confuse that rhythmic wriggle of the hips with dancing