1. moves with short twisting motions; squirms
Usage: third person singular present tense of ‘wriggle’
2. manages to escape from or avoid a difficult situation
Usage: often used with ‘out of’

1. twisting or squirming movements
Usage: plural form of ‘wriggle’

Examples

• The fish wriggles in the net trying to escape.
• She wriggles uncomfortably in her chair during the long meeting.
• The child wriggles out of his jacket.
• He always wriggles out of doing his chores.
• The snake’s wriggles helped it move through the grass.
• The baby’s constant wriggles made it hard to change the diaper.
• The worm wriggles when you pick it up.