wrigglier

Variant of wriggle

wriggle definition

wrig·gle (rig′əl)

intransitive verb wriggled -·gled, wriggling -·gling

  1. to move to and fro with a twisting, writhing motion; twist and turn; squirm
  2. to move along with a wriggling motion
  3. to make one's way by subtle or shifty means; dodge; equivocate to wriggle out of a difficulty

Etymology: MLowG wriggeln, akin to OFris wrigia: see wry

transitive verb

  1. to cause to wriggle
  2. to bring into a specified condition, form, etc. by wriggling

noun

a wriggling movement or action

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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