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  1. 1. v. i. To move the body to and fro with short, writhing motions, like a worm; to squirm; to twist uneasily or quickly about. Source: opted
  2. 2. v. t. To move with short, quick contortions; to move by twisting and squirming; like a worm. Source: opted
  3. 3. a. Wriggling; frisky; pliant; flexible. Source: opted
  4. 4. n. the act of wiggling Source: wordnet
  5. 5. v. to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling) Source: wordnet
  6. 6. 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. 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. Wriggling; frisky; pliant; flexible. [Obs.] "Their wriggle tails." Spenser. Source: webster
  7. 7. To move the body to and fro with short, writhing motions, likea worm; to squirm; to twist uneasily or quickly about.Both he and successors would often wriggle in their seats, as long asthe cushion lasted. Swift. Source: adambom
  8. 8. n:4/v:96 n the act of wiggling v to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling) Source: ecdict

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