All wriggle synonyms
wrig·gle
W w verb wriggle
- wiggle — to move or go with short, quick, irregular movements from side to side: The puppies wiggled with delight.
- writhe — to twist the body about, or squirm, as in pain, violent effort, etc.
- turn — to cause to move around on an axis or about a center; rotate: to turn a wheel.
- squirm — to wriggle or writhe.
- twist — to combine, as two or more strands or threads, by winding together; intertwine.
- fidget — to move about restlessly, nervously, or impatiently.
- crawl — When you crawl, you move forward on your hands and knees.
- sneak — to go in a stealthy or furtive manner; slink; skulk.
- zigzag — a line, course, or progression characterized by sharp turns first to one side and then to the other.
- convulse — If someone convulses or if they are convulsed by or with something, their body moves suddenly in an uncontrolled way.
- dodge — to elude or evade by a sudden shift of position or by strategy: to dodge a blow; to dodge a question.
- glide — to move smoothly and continuously along, as if without effort or resistance, as a flying bird, a boat, or a skater.
- jerk — to move with a quick, sharp motion; move spasmodically.
- jiggle — a jiggling movement.
- ooze — (of moisture, liquid, etc.) to flow, percolate, or exude slowly, as through holes or small openings.
- skew — to turn aside or swerve; take an oblique course.
- slink — to move or go in a furtive, abject manner, as from fear, cowardice, or shame.
- slip — to move, flow, pass, or go smoothly or easily; glide; slide: Water slips off a smooth surface.
- snake — any of numerous limbless, scaly, elongate reptiles of the suborder Serpentes, comprising venomous and nonvenomous species inhabiting tropical and temperate areas.
- twitch — to tug or pull at with a quick, short movement; pluck: She twitched him by the sleeve.
- wag — to move from side to side, forward and backward, or up and down, especially rapidly and repeatedly: a dog wagging its tail.
- waggle — to wobble or shake, especially while in motion: The ball waggled slowly to a stop. The leaves of the tree waggled in the wind.
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