- to twist to and fro; writhe; squirm.
- to move along by twisting and turning the body, as a worm or snake.
- to make one's way by shifts or expedients (often followed by out): to wriggle out of a difficulty.
- to cause to wriggle: to wriggle one's hips.
- to bring, get, make, etc., by wriggling: to wriggle one's way through a narrow opening.
- act of wriggling; a wriggling movement.
- to make or cause to make twisting movements
- to progress by twisting and turning
- to manoeuvre oneself by clever or devious means
- a wriggling movement or action
- a sinuous marking or course
