Wriggle vs. Wiggle
Wriggle (verb)
To twist one's body to and fro with short, writhing motions; to squirm.
"Teachers often lose their patience when children wriggle in their seats."
Wriggle (verb)
To cause to or make something wriggle.
"He was sitting on the lawn, wriggling his toes in the grass."
Wriggle (noun)
A wriggling movement.
Wiggle (verb)
To move with irregular, back and forward or side to side motions; To shake or jiggle.
"Her hips wiggle as she walks."
"The jelly wiggles on the plate when you move it."
Wiggle (noun)
A rapid movement in alternating opposite directions, not necessarily regular.
"She walked with a sexy wiggle."
Wiggle (noun)
An alternating state or characteristic.
Wiggle (noun)
See wiggles.
Wriggle (verb)
To move the body to and fro with short, writhing motions, like a worm; to squirm; to twist uneasily or quickly about.
Wriggle
To move with short, quick contortions; to move by twisting and squirming; like a worm.
Wriggle (adjective)
Wriggling; frisky; pliant; flexible.
Wriggle (noun)
Act of wriggling; a short or quick writhing motion or contortion.
Wiggle
To move to and fro with a quick, jerking motion; to bend rapidly, or with a wavering motion, from side to side; to wag; to squirm; to wriggle; as, the dog wiggles his tail; the tadpole wiggles in the water.
Wiggle (noun)
Act of wiggling; a wriggle.
Wriggle (noun)
the act of wiggling
Wriggle (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"
Wiggle (noun)
the act of wiggling
Wiggle (verb)
move to and fro;
"Don't jiggle your finger while the nurse is putting on the bandage!"
