wriggle | Definition of wriggle

Synonyms and Antonyms of wriggle

1 to make jerky or restless movements

a toddler wriggling in his seat all throughout the church service

Synonyms of wriggle

fiddle, fidget, jerk, jig, jiggle, squiggle, squirm, thrash, thresh, toss, twist, twitch, wiggle, writhe

Words Related to wriggle

flit, flutter, twitter

quake, quiver, shake, shiver, shudder, tremble

Near Antonyms of wriggle

relax, rest, unwind

calm (down), still

2 to move slowly with the body close to the ground

a worm slowly wriggled across the sidewalk

Synonyms of wriggle

belly, crawl, creep, grovel, slide, slither, snake, worm

Words Related to wriggle

edge, inch, nose

skulk, sneak, steal, tiptoe

3 to introduce in a gradual, secret, or clever way

within a month of his arrival, this social upstart had wriggled himself into the family's good graces

Synonyms of wriggle

infiltrate, insinuate, slip, sneak, wind, work in, worm

Words Related to wriggle

creep, edge, wiggle

insert, interpolate, interpose, introduce