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Webster 1913 Edition

Wriggle

Wrig′gle

,
Verb.
I.
[
imp. & p. p.
Wriggled
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Wriggling
.]
[Freq. of
wrig
, probably from OE.
wrikken
to move to and fro; cf. LG.
wriggeln
, D.
wrikken
, Sw.
vricka
, Dan.
vrikke
.]
To move the body to and fro with short, writhing motions, like a worm; to squirm; to twist uneasily or quickly about.
Both he and successors would often
wriggle
in their seats,
as long as the cushion lasted.
Swift.

Wrig′gle

,
Verb.
T.
To move with short, quick contortions; to move by twisting and squirming; like a worm.
Covetousness will
wriggle
itself out at a small hole.
Fuller.
Wriggling
his body to recover
His seat, and cast his right leg over.
Hudibras.

Wrig′gle

,
Adj.
Wriggling; frisky; pliant; flexible.
[Obs.]
“Their wriggle tails.”
Spenser.

Webster 1828 Edition

Wriggle

WRIGGLE

,
Verb.
I.
To move the body to and fro with short motions.
Both he and his successors would often wriggle in their seats, as long as the cushion lasted.

WRIGGLE

,
Verb.
T.
To put into a quick reciprocating motion; to introduce by a shifting motion.
Wriggling his body to recover his seat, and cast his right leg over.

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