wriggle

(rĭgˈəl)

1. To turn or twist the body with sinuous writhing motions; squirm.
2. To proceed with writhing motions.
3. To worm one's way into or out of a situation; insinuate or extricate oneself by sly or subtle means.

1. To move with a wriggling motion: wriggle a toe.
2. To make (one's way, for example) by or as if by wriggling: He wriggled his way into favor.

1. A wriggling movement.
2. A sinuous path, line, or marking.

Related Forms:

• wrigˈgly adjective