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wriggling n (twisting movement) retorcijón nm: wriggling adj (body: twisting this way and that) que se retuerce loc adj : retorcerse⇒ v prnl
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wriggle ⇒ vi. (person: twist, writhe) retorcerse ⇒ v prnl....
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Wriggling is the present participle of wriggle, which means to twist or move your body with small, quick movements. Learn how to use wriggling in sentences and see related words and phrases.
[ I or T ] to twist your body, or move part of your body, with small, quick movements: A large worm wriggled in the freshly dug earth. Baby Martha was wriggling her toes in the sand. [ I + adv/prep ] to move somewhere using short, quick twisting movements: The tunnel was low and dark, but she managed to wriggle through to the other side.
to move somewhere using short, quick twisting movements: The tunnel was low and dark, but she managed to wriggle through to the other side. After twisting and turning for a while, he managed to wriggle free. SMART Vocabulary: palabras y expresiones relacionadas. Making short, sudden movements.
to wriggle one’s way through sth avanzar con dificultad a través de algo. verbo intransitivo. (also: wriggle about, wriggle around) [person, animal] (restlessly) moverse ⧫ revolverse. (in pain) retorcerse. [worm, snake, eel] serpentear. [fish] colear. to wriggle along moverse serpenteando.
Wriggle means to move the body or a bodily part to and fro with short writhing motions like a worm : squirm. It can also mean to move or advance by twisting and turning, or to extricate or insinuate oneself or reach a goal as if by wriggling.
