wriggle

• Nom désignant un mouvement sinueux ou tortillant, souvent petit et rapide, comme celui d'un ver ou d'une personne qui se tortille.

A noun referring to a twisting or wiggling movement, often used to describe a small, sinuous motion.

1. Wiggling movementB1informal

   A small, twisting, or side-to-side movement, often used to escape or get comfortable.

   mouvement de tortillement

   • The baby gave a little wriggle in her sleep.
   • He tried to escape with a sudden wriggle.
   • The worm's wriggle made it hard to hold.

   Synonymessquirmtwistwigglewrithe

• Verbe décrivant une action de se tordre ou de bouger le corps par petits mouvements rapides, souvent pour se dégager ou se glisser dans un espace restreint; peut aussi signifier se tortiller pour échapper à quelque chose ou exprimer un malaise.

A verb used to describe the act of twisting or moving the body with small, quick movements, often to escape or fit into a tight space.

1. Twist or squirmB1informal

   To move with small, twisting movements, especially when struggling or trying to get free.

   Se tortiller

   • The child wriggled in her seat during the long car ride.
   • He wriggled out of his jacket and threw it on the chair.
   • The worm wriggled on the pavement after the rain.

   Synonymesslithersquirmtwistwigglewormwrithe

2. Escape or avoidB2informal

   To get out of a difficult situation or avoid responsibility using clever or dishonest methods.

   se dérober, esquiver

   • He tried to wriggle out of paying the fine.
   • She wriggled her way out of the boring meeting.
   • The politician wriggled out of answering the direct question.

   Synonymesdodgeduckevadeshirk

   Antonymesacceptconfrontfaceownshoulder