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wriggle

/ˈrɪɡl/

/ˈrɪɡəl/

wriggle through

Translations

wrigglenoun

wriggles

/ˈrɪɡl̩/

/ˈrɪɡəl/

tortillementMouvement sinueux et rapide.

The worm made a wriggle as it moved through the soil.

Le ver a fait un tortillement en avançant dans la terre.

Additional translations

contorsionQuand l'idée d'un mouvement rapide et désordonné est plus marquée.

Synonyms

wriggleverb

wriggled

Past Simple

wriggled

Past Participle

wriggling

Gerund

/ˈrɪɡl/

/ˈrɪɡəl/

se tortillerSe dit d'un mouvement vif et sinueux du corps ou d'une partie du corps.

The fish wriggled out of the fisherman's hands and fell back into the water.

Le poisson s’est tortillé pour échapper aux mains du pêcheur et est retombé dans l’eau.

Additional translations

se dépêtrerFamilier; pour se sortir d'une difficulté ou d'une obligation.

se faufilerPour passer en se glissant dans un espace étroit.

Synonyms

squirm about

wriggleadjective

/ˈrɪɡl/

/ˈrɪɡəl/

Used attributively before a noun (e.g., “wriggle room”) to denote flexibility or scope for manoeuvre.

Definitions

wrigglenoun

A twisting or turning movement.

The worm made a wriggle as it moved through the soil.

A small, quick movement or series of movements.

With a wriggle, the child slipped out of her mother's grasp.

wriggleverb

To twist and turn with quick movements.

The fish wriggled out of the fisherman's hands and fell back into the water.

To move or advance by twisting and turning the body.

The child wriggled through the narrow gap in the fence.

To extricate oneself from a difficult situation or responsibility.

He managed to wriggle out of doing the chores by pretending to be busy with homework.

wriggleadjective

Attributive: allowing or providing scope to avoid responsibility, restriction, or complete commitment.

The proposal still leaves the company plenty of wriggle room.