v. i. | 1. | To move the body to and fro with short, writhing motions, like a worm; to squirm; to twist uneasily or quickly about. |
v. t. | 1. | To move with short, quick contortions; to move by twisting and squirming; like a worm. |
a. | 1. | Wriggling; frisky; pliant; flexible. |
n. | 1. | Act of wriggling; a short or quick writhing motion or contortion. |
Noun | 1. | wriggle - the act of wiggling |
Verb | 1. | wriggle - 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" |