wriggle
verb
[ ˈrɪɡ(ə)l ]
• twist and turn with quick writhing movements.
• "the puppy wriggled in his arms"
Similar:
squirm,
writhe,
wiggle,
jiggle,
jerk,
thresh,
flounder,
flail,
twitch,
turn,
twist,
twist and turn,
zigzag,
snake,
worm,
slither,
slink,
crawl,
creep,
• avoid (something) by devious means.
• "don't try and wriggle out of your contract"
Similar:
avoid,
shirk,
dodge,
evade,
elude,
sidestep,
circumvent,
eschew,
hide from,
escape from,
extricate oneself from,
steer clear of,
duck,
bilk,
Opposite:
face up to,
wriggle
noun
• a wriggling movement.
• "she gave an impatient little wriggle"
Origin:
late 15th century: from Middle Low German wriggelen, frequentative of wriggen ‘twist, turn’.
