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wriggle

The correct spelling is wriggle.

How to pronounce wriggle

/ˈɹɪɡəl/
noun

IPA: /ˈɹɪɡəl/

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The correct spelling is wriggle. A wriggling movement. For example: "Teachers often lose their patience when children wriggle in their seats."

Usage Examples

Teachers often lose their patience when children wriggle in their seats.

He was sitting on the lawn, wriggling his toes in the grass.

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A wriggling movement.

verb

  1. 1.To twist one's body to and fro with short, writhing motions; to squirm.
  2. 2.To cause to or make something wriggle.
  3. 3.To use crooked or devious means.

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