Wriggle

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. [imp. & p. p. Wriggled ; p. pr. & vb. n. Wriggling .] Both he and successors would often wriggle in their seats, as long as the cushion lasted. - Swift.
v. t.	1.	To move with short, quick contortions; to move by twisting and squirming; like a worm. Covetousness will wriggle itself out at a small hole. - Fuller. Wriggling his body to recover His seat, and cast his right leg over. - Hudibras.
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 Synonyms: squirm, wiggle
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" Synonyms: squirm, twist, worm, writhe, wrestle

fidget, flip out, flow, flutter, freak out on, get high on, glide, glow, go pitapat, have the fidgets, have the shakes, heave, jerk, ooze, palpitate, pant, quake, quaver, quiver, shake, shiver, slide, slip, squiggle, squirm, swell, swell with emotion, thrill, thrill to, throb, tingle, tingle with excitement, toss, toss and turn, tremble, tumble, turn on to, twist and turn, twitch, twitter, wag, waggle, wiggle, worm, writhe

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