Definitions of wriggle

1. To twist the body to and fro in short curves, like an eel; to shift or shuffle by indirect means.

2. To move with short, quick contortions; to move by twisting and squirming; like a worm.

3. To move by wriggling.

4. To move by twisting.

5. To squirm or twist, like an eel; to be in uneasy motion.

6. To twist to and fro.

7. to move in a twisting or contorted motion, ( esp. when struggling); " The prisoner writhed in discomfort."; " The child tried to wriggle free from his aunt's embrace."

8. To put into a wriggling motion; to introduce by a wriggling motion.

9. To move the body to and fro with short turns; to put the body into a quick shifting motion.

10. the act of wiggling

11. The act of twisting or squirming; a squirming motion.

12. A wriggling motion. See Wry.

13. Wriggling; frisky; pliant; flexible.