wriggly

wriggly
wrig·gly

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  • wriggly — /rig lee/, adj., wrigglier, wriggliest. 1. twisting; writhing; squirming: a wriggly caterpillar. 2. evasive; shifty: a wriggly character. [1865 70; WRIGGLE + Y1] * * * …   Universalium

  • wriggly — wrig•gly [[t]ˈrɪg li[/t]] adj. gli•er, gli•est 1) twisting; squirming: a wriggly caterpillar[/ex] 2) evasive; shifty: a wriggly character[/ex] • Etymology: 1865–70 …   From formal English to slang

  • wriggly — wriggle ► VERB 1) twist and turn with quick writhing movements. 2) (wriggle out of) avoid by devious means. ► NOUN ▪ a wriggling movement. DERIVATIVES wriggler noun wriggly adjective …   English terms dictionary

  • wriggly — adjective see wriggle I …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • wriggly — adjective That wriggles …   Wiktionary

  • wriggly — adj. wiggly; squirmy; of extricating oneself (from ensnarement, a problem, etc.) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • wriggly — adj 1. wiggly, wiggling, wriggling, writhing, twisting, twisting and turning, squirming, Sl. antsy or antsy pantsy. 2. evasive, shifty, slippery, hard to pin down, Inf. cagey …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • wriggly — adjective moving in a twisting or snake like or wormlike fashion wiggly worms • Syn: ↑wiggly, ↑wriggling, ↑writhing • Similar to: ↑moving • Derivationally related forms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • King (TV series) — infobox television show name = King caption = starring = Mark Rendall Kevin McDonald Julie Lemieux Robert Tinkler Cathal J. Dodd Marnie McPhail format = Animated series runtime = 30 minutes (with commercials) country = Canada network = Family… …   Wikipedia

  • wriggle — wrig|gle1 [ˈrıgəl] v [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: Probably from Middle Low German wriggeln] 1.) to twist your body from side to side with small quick movements ▪ Stop wriggling and let me put your T shirt on. wriggle under/through/into ▪ He wriggled …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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