noun
Meaning 1
The act of one who wriggles.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- The child's constant wrigglings made her difficult to hold.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
wriggling
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verb
Meaning 2
present participle and gerund of wriggle
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 3
moving in a twisting or snake-like or wormlike fashion
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- wiggly worms
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: wiggly, wriggly, writhing
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
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