wriggled
Moved like worms
Wriggled is the past tense of wriggle, meaning to twist and turn with short, quick movements.
A child wriggles in a chair; a worm wriggles on a hook.
To wriggle out of something is to escape through contortion or, figuratively, to evade an obligation: He wriggled out of helping with the move.
Wriggled from discomfort
- twistedWound around itself
- slitheredMoved with smooth undulation
- writhedTwisted in pain
- wormedMoved by sly persistence
scooted · inched · crawled · slinked · crept · shimmied · jiggled · shifted
Moved restlessly from unease
- squirmedWriggled from discomfort
- shiftedChanged place or position
- restlessUnable to be still
- uncomfortableCausing unease or distress
antsy · uneasy · agitated · twitchy · impatient · nervous · self-conscious · awkward
squirmed
Wriggled from discomfort
wormed · scooted · inched · crawled · slinked · crept · shimmied · jiggled · shifted · maneuvered
fidgeted
Moved restlessly from unease
uncomfortable · antsy · uneasy · agitated · twitchy · impatient · nervous · self-conscious · awkward · embarrassed
freed
Released from confinement
- extricatedReleased from entanglement
- squeezedPressed firmly together
- slippedLost traction momentarily
eluded · loosened · disentangled · extracted · escaped · evaded · dodged · ducked · got away
giggly
Prone to tittering
frisky · animated · lively · excitable · bouncy · energetic · spirited · restless · impatient · eager
wriggledfroze
Became solid or still
stood still · stayed put · stiffened · rested · paused
- wriggles out of
- wriggle outEscape by twisting
- wriggled out ofEscaped by evasive movement
- wriggling out ofAvoiding by cunning
- get a wriggle onBritish: move faster
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