Meaning & Definition of Wriggle in English

Detailed Definitions

• Definition: To twist and turn to move with difficulty.

  Example Sentence: The fish began to wriggle as soon as it was caught.

• Definition: To make one's way by twisting and turning.

  Example Sentence: She had to wriggle through the narrow gap in the fence.

• Definition: To avoid or evade something through clever means.

  Example Sentence: He tried to wriggle out of the responsibility.

• Definition: To move or cause to move in a twisting or contorted way.

  Example Sentence: The toddler wriggled out of his mother’s hold.

Etymology

Origin: Middle English wriglen, from Old English wrigglian.

Synonyms

Common Phrases and Expressions

• wriggle out of something: To evade or escape from a responsibility or obligation.
• wriggle with excitement: To move in an excited manner, often in a small or confined space.

Translations

• Spanish: retorcerse

• French: se tortiller

• German: zappeln

• Russian: извиваться

Related Words

• squirm: To move sideways in a twisting motion.

• wiggle: To move or cause to move up and down or from side to side.

• curl: To form into a rounded or spiral shape.

Slang Meanings of wriggle

• Meaning: To escape or avoid responsibility.

  Example Sentence: He always knows how to wriggle when he's in trouble.

• Meaning: To act in a sneaky or deceitful manner.

  Example Sentence: Don't try to wriggle out of this; just admit you messed up.