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wrig·gle
/ˈrɪgəl/
蠕動,蜿蜒(vi.)蠕動,蜿蜒前進,擺脫,混入(vt.)使扭動,掙
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Wrig·gle
v. i.
[
imp. &
p
. p.
Wriggled
p.
pr
. &
vb
. n.
Wriggling
]
To
move
the
body
to
and
fro
with
short
,
writhing
motions
,
like
a
worm
;
to
squirm
;
to
twist
uneasily
or
quickly
about
.
Both
he
and
successors
would
often
wriggle
in
their
seats
,
as
long
as
the
cushion
lasted
. --
Swift
.
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Wrig·gle
,
v. t.
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
.
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Wrig·gle
,
a.
Wriggling
;
frisky
;
pliant
;
flexible
. [
Obs
.]
“Their
wriggle
tails.”
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Wrig·gle
,
n.
Act
of
wriggling
;
a
short
or
quick
writhing
motion
or
contortion
.
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From:
WordNet (r) 2.0
wriggle
n
:
the
act
of
wiggling
[
syn
:
wiggle
,
squirm
]
v
:
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
"
[
syn
:
writhe
,
wrestle
,
worm
,
squirm
,
twist
]
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