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wriggling

/ˈrɪɡlɪŋ/

wriggling through

Translations

wrigglingnoun

/ˈrɪɡ.lɪŋ/

Gerund functioning as an uncountable noun denoting the act or instance of wriggling.

gigotementAction de se tortiller ou de se remuer avec agilité.

After a moment of frantic wriggling, the fish slipped free.

Après un moment de gigotement frénétique, le poisson s’est dégagé.

wrigglinggerund / present participle

/ˈrɪɡlɪŋ/

Used attributively as the present participle of ‘wriggle’; tagged more precisely as ADJECTIVE_PRESENT_PARTICIPLE.

gigotantQui se remue ou se tortille en ondulant.

The wriggling worm made its way through the soil.

Le ver gigotant se frayait un chemin dans la terre.

Synonyms

wriggleverb

wriggling

Gerund

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

Definitions

wrigglingnoun

The act or instance of moving with a twisting motion.

After a moment of frantic wriggling, the fish slipped free.

wrigglinggerund / present participle

Moving with a twisting or turning motion.

The wriggling worm made its way through the soil.

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.