Wriggle
(verb)
- To move with twisting or writhing motions.
- To twist and turn one's body in order to escape from a tight or uncomfortable position.
- To wriggle out of a situation.
Origin:
Middle english wriglen, of imitative origin.
Examples:
- The snake wriggled through the grass.
- He wriggled out of his tight jeans.
- She wriggled her way out of the trap.
- The baby wriggled in his mother's arms.
- He wriggled his toes to get the circulation going.