Synonyms for wriggle
Definitions
- v. 1
To twist one's body to and fro with short, writhing motions; to squirm.
Teachers often lose their patience when children wriggle in their seats.
Related words
- Word family
- wriggler wriggly
- Phrases
- wriggle room
Forms
- Past participle
- wriggled
e.g. wriggled → squirmed, writhed, wormed, twisted…
Example sentences
- twist Twist that knob to the right and the box will open.
- squirm Yanni managed to squirm out of Skura's grip.
- writhe Jessica made her girlfriend writhe and moan.
- crawl The thought of powdered sugar makes my skin crawl.
- wiggle Anne, you sit here on the ottoman and don't wiggle.
By length
- 4 letters
- worm1
- 5 letters
- twist1, crawl1
- 6 letters
- wiggle2, squirm1, writhe1
- 7 letters
- wrestle2
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (wiggle2 = 2 syllables).