| VERB | motion | wriggle, writhe, wrestle, worm, squirm, twist | to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling / struggling / struggling) |
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| NOUN | act | wriggle, wiggle, squirm | the act of wiggling |
| Sounds | rih'gahl | |
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| Rhymes | abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl... | |
| Meaning | The act of wiggling. | |
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| Synonyms | wiggle, squirm | |
| Broader | motion, movement, move, motility | A change of position that does not entail a change of location |
| Spanish | contoneo, meneo, retorcimiento | |
| Catalan | remenada | |
| Adjectives | wriggly | moving in a twisting or snake-like or wormlike fashion |
| Verbs | wriggle | to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling / struggling / struggling) |
| Meaning | To move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling / struggling / struggling). | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s | |
| Example | "The child tried to wriggle free from his aunt's embrace" | |
| Synonyms | writhe, wrestle, worm, squirm, twist | |
| Narrower | wrench | make a sudden twisting motion |
| Broader | move | Move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion |
| Spanish | retorcerse, retorcer, serpentear, torcer, trenzar, zigzaguear | |
| Catalan | cargolar-se, retorçar, retòrcer, serpejar, serpentejar, torçar, tòrcer, trenar | |
| Nouns | wriggle | the act of wiggling |
| wriggler | one who can't stay still (especially a child) | |
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