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wriggle out of

wrig·gle out of
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [rig-uh l out uhv, ov]
    • /ˈrɪg əl aʊt ʌv, ɒv/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [rig-uh l out uhv, ov]
    • /ˈrɪg əl aʊt ʌv, ɒv/

Definitions of wriggle out of words

  • transitivephrasal verb wriggle out of evade: a duty 1
  • transitivephrasal verb wriggle out of escape 1
  • phrasal verb wriggle out of If you say that someone has wriggled out of doing something, you disapprove of the fact that they have managed to avoid doing it, although they should have done it. 0
  • verb wriggle out of Used other than as an idiom. 0
  • verb wriggle out of (Transitive Verb) To circumvent an obligation by sneaky means. 0
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Parts of speech for Wriggle out of

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Wriggle out of

wriggle out of popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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