- wriggly
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New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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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 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 — wrig·gly … English syllables
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
