Definition of WRIGGLE

wriggle

Plural: wriggles

Noun

  • the act of wiggling
  • A wriggling movement.

Verb

Verb Forms: wriggled, wriggling, wriggles

  • To twist and turn with quick, squirming movements.
  • to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling)
    • "The child tried to wriggle free from his aunt's embrace"
  • To twist one's body to and fro with short, writhing motions; to squirm.
  • To cause something to wriggle.
  • To use crooked or devious means.

Examples

  • He was sitting on the lawn, wriggling his toes in the grass.
  • Teachers often lose their patience when children wriggle in their seats.
  • The player had to wriggle a ’Q’ out of a tight spot to score big on Words With Friends.

Origin / Etymology

From wrig + -le (frequentative suffix). Compare Dutch wriggelen (“to wriggle, squirm”), Low German wriggeln (“to wriggle”). Related to Old English wrigian (“to turn, wend, hie, go move”), from Proto-Germanic *wrigōną (“to wriggle”).

Scrabble Score: 12

wriggle: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
wriggle: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
wriggle: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

wriggle: valid Words With Friends Word