wriggle

wriggle is a 7-letter English word with 5 senses as intransitive verb, transitive verb, adjective, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To move the body to and fro with short, writhing motions, like a worm; to squirm; to twist uneasily or quickly about. Face value is 12 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

7 letters · Scrabble 12 · Words With Friends 15 · 5 senses

Definitions

1. intransitive verb. To move the body to and fro with short, writhing motions, like a worm; to squirm; to twist uneasily or quickly about.
2. transitive verb. To move with short, quick contortions; to move by twisting and squirming; like a worm.
3. adjective. Wriggling; frisky; pliant; flexible.
4. noun. the act of wiggling

   Synonyms: squirm, wiggle

5. verb. to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling)

   "The prisoner writhed in discomfort"

   "The child tried to wriggle free from his aunt's embrace"

   Synonyms: squirm, twist, worm, wrestle, writhe

Synonyms

squirm, wiggle, twist, worm, wrestle, writhe

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in wriggle:

wiggler

Common word forms

wriggled, wriggler, wriggles, wriggling

Words from these letters

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