wriggling

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{n} the act of twisting to and fro
having a twisting or snake-like or worm-like motion; "squirming boys"; "wiggly worms"; "writhing snakes"
present participle of wriggle
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To slightly twist one's body and quickly move one's limbs

Teachers often lose their patience when children wriggle in their seats.

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{v} to move to and fro in the joints
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If you wriggle or wriggle part of your body, you twist and turn with quick movements, for example because you are uncomfortable. The babies are wriggling on their tummies She pulled off her shoes and stockings and wriggled her toes
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the act of wiggling
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{i} act of wriggling, instance of moving back and forth as a worm or snake, writhing, squirming; evasion or escape (e.g. from a difficulty)
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to cause to or make something wriggle
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To move the body to and fro with short, writhing motions, like a worm; to squirm; to twist uneasily or quickly about
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Wriggling; frisky; pliant; flexible
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to slightly twist ones body and quickly move ones limbs
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If you wriggle somewhere, for example through a small gap, you move there by twisting and turning your body. He clutched the child tightly as she again tried to wriggle free Bauman wriggled into the damp coverall. a movement in which you twist your body from side to side
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Act of wriggling; a short or quick writhing motion or contortion
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{f} twist to and fro, squirm, wiggle, worm; evade (something unpleasant); make wriggle
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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"
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To move with short, quick contortions; to move by twisting and squirming; like a worm
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a wriggling movement
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