Wriggle

/ˈɹɪɡəl/

Synonyms for "wriggle" (98 found)

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Closest matches (20)

Noun(10 words)

squirm wiggle avoid avoidance crawling dodge dodging evade evasion flails

crawl creek creep fidgetflip outflow flutterfreak out

Verb(2 words)

crawl floundered

Strong matches (29)

freak out ongetget high onglide glowgo pitapathave the fidgetshave the shakesheave jerk jiggle ooze palpitate pant quake quaver quiver shake shiver slide

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slip

Verb(2 words)

gyrate gyrates

Noun(6 words)

motion oscillation shimmies shimmy shimmying slither

Related words (49)

Verb(11 words)

slithered slithers squirm squirmed twist weaseled worm wormed wrestle writhe writhed

Noun(14 words)

squeeze squiggling squirming squirms tweedle twist undulation weasels wiggles wiggling worm worming worms writhing

squiggle squirm struggle swellswell with emotionthrillthrill tothrob tingletingle with excitementtosstoss and turntremble tumbleturn onturn on totwist and turntwitch twitter wag

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waggle wiggle worm writhe

Related word relations

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5 relation types

More general

12 entries

activity avoidance kinesis locomotion maneuver motility motion move movement strategy tactic

More specific

13 entries

body twistcrawl dodge evasion excuselimb wigglepretextsegment bendshimmy slither squirm stalling twist

Collocations

11 entries

body wrigglerapid wriggleslight wrigglewriggle aboutwriggle aroundwriggle freewriggle in placewriggle motionwriggle movementwriggle roomwriggle through

Inflections

3 entries

wriggled wriggles wriggling

Derivations

7 entries

wriggled wriggleness wriggler wriggles wriggliness wriggling wriggly

Sample sentences

15 total sentences available.

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He will wriggle out of the fix.

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Wriggle your toes.

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I'll try to wriggle out of it if I can.

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Seals have small flippers, wriggle on their bellies on land and lack visible ear flaps.

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