Wriggle Meaning in English

word

US

ˈɹɪɡəɫ

RIG-uhl

UK

ɹˈɪɡəl

RIG-uhl

التعريف

To twist, turn, or move your body or part of your body with small, quick movements, often to escape or get comfortable.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

'Wriggle' is informal and especially common for describing children, animals, or things like worms. Typical collocations: 'wriggle out of,' 'wriggle free.' Often used when someone tries to escape or move through a tight space. Not as strong as 'struggle'.

• Spanish: retorcerse - moverse de un lado a otro
• Portuguese (BR): contorcer-se - se mexer (serpenteando)
• Portuguese (PT): contorcer-se - mexer-se (serpenteando)
• Chinese (Simplified): 扭动 - 蠕动
• Chinese (Traditional): 扭動 - 蠕動
• Hindi: चकमा देना - ऐंठना
• Arabic: يتلوى - يتحرك بشكل متلوٍ
• Bengali: লোটানো - কিলবিল করা
• Russian: извиваться - ёрзать
• Japanese: もぞもぞ動く - くねくね動く
• Vietnamese: ngọ nguậy - uốn éo
• Korean: 꿈틀거리다 - 몸을 비틀다
• Turkish: kıvırmak - kıvranmak
• Urdu: تڑپنا - بل کھانا
• Indonesian: menggeliat - meliuk-liuk

جمل نموذجية

The baby likes to wriggle on the floor.

basic

The fish wriggled out of my hands.

basic

Worms wriggle in the soil.

basic

She managed to wriggle out of the tight dress.

natural

Stop trying to wriggle out of your chores.

natural

He started to wriggle in his seat because he was bored.

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