wriggly
Like a worm
Wriggly describes something that wriggles—twisting and squirming with short, quick movements.
Worms are wriggly.
So are restless toddlers: The wriggly child wouldn't sit still for the photo.
The word suggests continuous, serpentine motion that makes something hard to hold or contain.
Nervously unable to settle
- restlessUnable to be still
- squirmyInclined to wriggle
- antsyRestlessly eager or nervous
- impatientUnwilling to wait
ticklish · unruly · hyperactive · playful · giggly · energetic · bouncy · fussy
Limbless soil invertebrate
- caterpillarMoth or butterfly young
- larvaImmature feeding stage
- maggotImmature fly stage
- tadpoleImmature aquatic amphibian
eel · snake · leech · slug · grub · earthworm · inchworm · minnow
fidgety
Nervously unable to settle
impatient · ticklish · unruly · hyperactive · playful · giggly · energetic · bouncy · fussy · unsettled
worm
Limbless soil invertebrate
- caterpillarMoth or butterfly young
- larvaImmature feeding stage
- maggotImmature fly stage
tadpole · eel · snake · leech · slug · grub · earthworm · inchworm · minnow · centipede
slimy
Wet, slippery, unpleasant
- slipperyLacking friction, hard-to-grasp
- slickSmooth or craftily adept
- squishySoft and easily compressed
rubbery · gelatinous · squelchy · gooey · wet · moist · mucousy · soft · pliable · flexible
squirm
Twist from discomfort
twitch · jiggle · undulate · thrash · fidget · slither · flail · flounder · spasm · convulse
wrigglystill
Unmoving, or continuing
motionless · stationary · unmoving · immobile · static
- wriggles out of
- wriggle outEscape by twisting
- wriggled out ofEscaped by evasive movement
- wriggling out ofAvoiding by cunning
- get a wriggle onBritish: move faster
wriggle, wriggling, wriggled, wriggles, wriggler, wrigglers, wrigglier, wriggliest