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Rarewriggling
The correct spelling is wriggling.
How to pronounce wriggling
verb
Say it like: Rig-gli-ng
The correct spelling is wriggling. To twist one's body to and fro with short, writhing motions; to squirm. 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.”
“The child's constant wrigglings made her difficult to hold.”
Meanings
verb
- 1.To twist one's body to and fro with short, writhing motions; to squirm.
- 2.To cause to or make something wriggle.
- 3.To use crooked or devious means.
noun
- 1.The act of one who wriggles.
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