— wrigglingly , adv.
/rig"euhl/ , v. , wriggled, wriggling , n.
v.i.
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 fol. by out ): to wriggle out of a difficulty.
v.t.
4. to cause to wriggle: to wriggle one's hips.
5. to bring, get, make, etc., by wriggling: to wriggle one's way through a narrow opening.
n.
6. act of wriggling; a wriggling movement.
[ 1485-95; wriggelen (c. D wriggelen ), freq. of * wriggen to twist, turn, akin to OE wrigian to twist; see WRY ]