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How to pronounce wriggle in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms squirm, wiggle
Type of motility, motion, move, movement
Derivation wriggly
Type Words
Synonyms squirm, twist, worm, wrestle, writhe
Type of move
Has types wrench
Derivation wriggler


The child tried to wriggle free from his aunt's embrace.

Examples of wriggle

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She survived after managing to wriggle out of a second-story window to get help.
From the thenewstribune.com
They wriggle towards Manasa and grab chunks of fish from a chainmail-gloved hand.
From the nzherald.co.nz
In April, Ryanair had to back down on plans to wriggle out of paying these costs.
From the guardian.co.uk
Wriggle a thin, sharp knife into each end of meat, making a kind of pilot hole.
From the kentucky.com
A double play conceded the tying run, and looked like Burres might wriggle off.
From the post-gazette.com
The software for making a robot wriggle like a snake is fairly straightforward.
From the newscientist.com
This sounds suspiciously like someone trying to wriggle out of something to me.
From the guardian.co.uk
The tail itself continues to wriggle strongly for some minutes after detaching.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The detached tail will continue to wriggle, distracting the predator's attention.
From the en.wikipedia.org
More examples
  • Wiggle: the act of wiggling
  • Writhe: to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling); "The prisoner writhed in discomfort"; "The child tried to wriggle free from his aunt's embrace"
  • (wriggling) wiggly: moving in a twisting or snake-like or wormlike fashion; "wiggly worms"
  • Les Wriggles is a French music group that formed in 1995 made up of five members, Christophe Gendreau, Stu00E9phane Gourdon, Fru00E9du00E9ric Volovitch, Antoine Ru00E9jasse, and Franck Zerbib. They wear red cloths throughout their concerts. In September 2006, Ru00E9jasse and Zerbib left the band to pursue solo careers renderring it a trio...
  • A wriggling movement; To slightly twist one's body and quickly move one's limbs; To cause to or make something wriggle