wriggle

English Thesaurus

1. the act of wiggling (noun.act)

hypernym	:	motility, motion, move, movement,
definition	:	a change of position that does not entail a change of location (noun.act)

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

hypernym	:	move,
definition	:	move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion (verb.motion)

hyponym	:	wrench,
definition	:	make a sudden twisting motion (verb.motion)

3. the act of wiggling (noun.act)

derivation	:	squirm, twist, worm, wrestle, wriggle, writhe,
definition	:	to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling) (verb.motion)

derivation	:	jiggle, joggle, wiggle,
definition	:	move to and fro (verb.motion)

derivation	:	wiggly, wriggling, wriggly, writhing,
definition	:	moving in a twisting or snake-like or wormlike fashion (adj.all)

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

derivation	:	squirm, wiggle, wriggle,
definition	:	the act of wiggling (noun.act)

derivation	:	twist, wrench,
definition	:	a jerky pulling movement (noun.event)

derivation	:	squirmer, wiggler, wriggler,
definition	:	one who can't stay still (especially a child) (noun.person)

derivation	:	tornado, twister,
definition	:	a localized and violently destructive windstorm occurring over land characterized by a funnel-shaped cloud extending toward the ground (noun.phenomenon)

5. the act of wiggling (noun.act)

derivation	:	squirm, twist, worm, wrestle, wriggle, writhe,
definition	:	to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling) (verb.motion)

derivation	:	jiggle, joggle, wiggle,
definition	:	move to and fro (verb.motion)

derivation	:	wiggly, wriggling, wriggly, writhing,
definition	:	moving in a twisting or snake-like or wormlike fashion (adj.all)

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

derivation	:	squirm, wiggle, wriggle,
definition	:	the act of wiggling (noun.act)

derivation	:	twist, wrench,
definition	:	a jerky pulling movement (noun.event)

derivation	:	squirmer, wiggler, wriggler,
definition	:	one who can't stay still (especially a child) (noun.person)

derivation	:	tornado, twister,
definition	:	a localized and violently destructive windstorm occurring over land characterized by a funnel-shaped cloud extending toward the ground (noun.phenomenon)