wriggle

== English == === Etymology === From wrig +‎ -le (frequentative suffix). Compare Dutch wriggelen (“to wriggle, squirm”), Low German wriggeln (“to wriggle”). Related to Old English wrigian (“to turn, wend, hie, go move”), from Proto-Germanic *wrigōną (“to wriggle”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɹɪɡəl/ Rhymes: -ɪɡəl === Verb === wriggle (third-person singular simple present wriggles, present participle wriggling, simple past and past participle wriggled) (intransitive) To twist one's body to and fro with short, writhing motions; to squirm. Synonym: wiggle (transitive) To cause something to wriggle. Synonym: wiggle (intransitive) To use crooked or devious means. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === wriggle (plural wriggles) A wriggling movement. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === wiggler