Wriggling

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Wriggle \Wrig"gle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Wriggled}; p. pr. & vb.
     n. {Wriggling}.] [Freq. of wrig, probably from OE. wrikken to
     move to and fro; cf. LG. wriggeln, D. wrikken, Sw. vricka,
     Dan. vrikke.]
     To move the body to and fro with short, writhing motions,
     like a worm; to squirm; to twist uneasily or quickly about.


     [1913 Webster]
  
           Both he and successors would often wriggle in their
           seats,
           as long as the cushion lasted.           --Swift.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  wriggling
       adj : having a twisting or snake-like or worm-like motion;
             "squirming boys"; "wiggly worms"; "writhing snakes"
             [syn: {squirming}, {twisting}, {wiggling}, {wiggly}, {wriggly},
              {writhing}]