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wriggle

UK
/ˈrɪɡl/
US
/ˈrɪɡəl/
wriggle through

Translations

wrigglenoun
wriggles
pl
UK
/ˈrɪɡl̩/
US
/ˈrɪɡəl/
The worm's wriggle was fascinating to watch.
Извивание червя было увлекательным для наблюдения.
The wriggle of the river made the landscape more picturesque.
Изгиб реки делал пейзаж более живописным.
Additional translations
петля
изворотливость
Synonyms
squirm
twist
wiggle
contortion
thrash
wriggleverb
wriggled
Past Simple
wriggled
Past Participle
wriggling
Gerund
UK
/ˈrɪɡl/
US
/ˈrɪɡəl/
The worm began to wriggle in the soil.
Червь начал извиваться в почве.
He tried to wriggle out of the difficult situation.
Он пытался выкручиваться из сложной ситуации.
Additional translations
переползать
Synonyms
wiggle
squirm about
squirm
twist
fidget
thresh
wriggleadjective
UK
/ˈrɪɡl/
US
/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.
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