ˈrɪɡl v. & n. --v. 1 intr. (of a
worm etc.)
twist or
turn its body with short writhing movements. 2 intr. (of a
person or animal)
make wriggling motions. 3 tr. & intr. (foll. by
along etc.)
move or go in
this way (wriggled
into the corner; wriggled
his hand into the hole). 4 tr. make (one's way) by wriggling. 5 intr.
practise evasion. --n. an
act of wriggling. øwriggle
out of colloq.
avoid on a
contrived pretext. øøwriggler n. wriggly adj. [ME f. MLG wriggelen
frequent. of wriggen]