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wriggled |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Wriggle \Wrig"gle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Wriggled}; p. pr & vb n. {Wriggling}.] [Freq. of wrig, probably from OE wrikken to move to and fro; cf LG wriggeln D. wrikken Sw vricka Dan. vrikke.] To move the body to and fro with short, writhing motions, like a worm; to squirm; to twist uneasily or quickly about Both he and successors would often wriggle in their seats, as long as the cushion lasted. --Swift.
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