wriggling

• Descreve algo ou alguém que se contorce, se retorce ou se mexe com movimentos sinuosos e inquietos, frequentemente associado a pequenos animais ou a movimentos de agitação.

Describes a twisting, turning, or squirming movement, often associated with small creatures or restless motion.

1. Twisting or squirming movementB1informal

   Moving with short, twisting motions, like a worm or snake.

   Contorcido

   • The wriggling worm was difficult to hold.
   • She tried to calm the wriggling toddler during the diaper change.
   • A wriggling mass of eels filled the bucket.

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• Verbo usado para descrever o ato de se contorcer ou mover o corpo com movimentos pequenos e rápidos, muitas vezes para se soltar, escapar ou se encaixar em um espaço apertado.

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.

   Contorcer-se

   • 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.

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2. Escape or avoidB2informal

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

   Escapar, esquivar-se

   • 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.

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