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as in to squirm
to make jerky or restless movements
a toddler wriggling in his seat all throughout the church service
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Recent Examples of wriggle
Despite her best efforts, 4-year-old Dewey eventually succeeded in wriggling his way over to the sleeping man, enthusiastically licking him awake.
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
The video shows the sea creatures on the rocky surface, some wriggling along and others appearing lifeless.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 12 Feb. 2025
Other dog body language indicating discomfort is the dog turning its back, lying with its head in its paws or wriggling and struggling to get away.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 2025
Stefan and his friends had been right, in the end, to be skeptical that Davos would so easily wriggle free from the grip of such a powerful institution.
—Caitlín Doherty, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
The video shows the sea creatures on the rocky surface, some wriggling along and others appearing lifeless.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 12 Feb. 2025
Other dog body language indicating discomfort is the dog turning its back, lying with its head in its paws or wriggling and struggling to get away.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 2025
Stefan and his friends had been right, in the end, to be skeptical that Davos would so easily wriggle free from the grip of such a powerful institution.
—Caitlín Doherty, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wriggle
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Joseph Quinn, the terrific British actor from A Quiet Place: Day One and Gladiator 2 (and our next Johnny Storm in Fantastic Four: First Steps), spends the bulk of this picture squirming in torment, emitting ear-splitting noises from deep within the pits of hell.—
Jordan Hoffman,
EW.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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The sixth episode of The White Lotus Season 3 has critics stunned—and in some cases, squirming—after a grim hour that pushed creator Mike White's pitch-black satire to new depths.—
Kevin Sabet,
Newsweek,
24 Mar. 2025
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Freya crawled on top of her, interrupting the seizure.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
27 Apr. 2025
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Continue to update your site with new, high-quality blogs, and search engines will more frequently crawl your site.—
Tonia Ryan,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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This process has been a bit of a slog, with Google's models improving slowly while simultaneously worming their way into many beloved products.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
2 Apr. 2025
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All the while, Xavier skulks along the margins of the play, worming his way closer to the actress by insinuating himself into the production.—
Joumana Khatib,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2025
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If their tail starts twitching or their ears are flattened, then they may be overstimulated, which can lead to aggression.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Apr. 2025
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Real Estate As Ballast Against Market Turbulence Why does Manhattan real estate hold up while other assets twitch?—
Spencer Elliott,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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His eyes dart to her as his thick mustache creeps up to reveal a half smile.—
Rebecca Angel Baer,
Southern Living,
23 Apr. 2025
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McGee, Sam, Knight, and Torres creep onto the ship and split into teams of two.—
Sara Netzley,
EW.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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The track reenters the Official Singles Sales chart at No. 2 — a brand new high — and also sneaks back onto the main Official Singles list, landing at No. 44.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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Brentford are sneaking up on the rails, a further two points adrift of Hurzeler’s side.—
Andy Naylor,
New York Times,
23 Apr. 2025
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Pair them with your favorite bra top at the gym, and then toss on a slouchy tee or sweater after hours.—
Korin Miller,
Glamour,
18 Apr. 2025
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Galecki notes that the game is free, which prompts Cuoco to also toss her credit cards out the window.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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In New York, marchers snaked their way past Trump Tower Saturday.—
Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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New York declined to accept the first two hammers, cutting the team’s lead to a single point, before Horschel’s long putt snaked into the hole at the 14th to give Atlanta a dramatic lead.—
George Ramsay,
CNN Money,
26 Mar. 2025
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“Wriggle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wriggle. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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