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Synonyms for wriggle
ˈrɪg əlwrig·gle
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Princeton's WordNet
wiggle, wriggle, squirmverb
the act of wiggling
writhe, wrestle, wriggle, worm, squirm, twistverb
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"
Synonyms:
turn, sophisticate, squirm, pervert, sprain, wrestle, rick, twist, bend, wrick, wrench, wind, distort, curve, deform, convolute, worm, twist around, twine, flex, writhe
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#1007 | turn | |
#1899 | wind | |
#4858 | rick | |
#5714 | curve | |
#6506 | bend | |
#7835 | twist | |
#9114 | flex | |
#9158 | worm | |
#17309 | wrench | |
#31885 | wrestle | |
#32665 | distort | |
#33963 | wiggle | |
#34734 | pervert | |
#43915 | twine | |
#61179 | sprain | |
#65958 | squirm | |
#78074 | deform | |
#103521 | wriggle | |
#112569 | sophisticate | |
#119181 | writhe | |
#233953 | convolute |
How to use wriggle in a sentence?
It seems to me the book has not just aesthetic values-- the charming little clothy box of the thing, the smell of the glue, even the print, which has its own beauty. But there's something about the sensation of ink on paper that is in some sense a thing, a phenomenon rather than an epiphenomenon. I can't break the association of electric trash with the computer screen. Words on the screen give the sense of being just another passing electronic wriggle.
The pseudothumb is definitely more than just a nub, it has both a bone and cartilaginous extension and three distinct muscles that move it. The pseudothumb can wriggle in space and exert an amount of force equivalent to almost half the aye-ayes body weight. So it would be quite useful for gripping.
I do hope Twitter stands up for its users and rolls back [ their decision to block tweets, ] but there is not much wriggle room in terms of compliance because now there is jail time for this sort of stuff.
Translations for wriggle
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- schlängeln, zappeln, sich windenGerman
- στριφογυρίζωGreek
- baraktiEsperanto
- serpentear, retorcerSpanish
- لول خوردنPersian
- kiemurrella, kiemurtelu, kiemurteluttaaFinnish
- remuer, se tortillerFrench
- WriggleHindi
- tekeregHungarian
- contorcersi, contorsioneItalian
- のたくる, うごめくJapanese
- whakatīkorikori, takatū, kareu, korikori, tīkorikori, onioni, koropekaMāori
- wiebelenDutch
- извиватьсяRussian
- мешкољити, migoljiti, meškoljiti, мигољитиSerbo-Croatian
- slingra, vifta, vickaSwedish
- మెలికలు తిరుగుTelugu
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