wriggling

intransitive verb wriggled, wriggling

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

Origin: 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