wrig·gle 
/ˈrɪgəl/ verb
wrig·gles; wrig·gled; wrig·gling /ˈrɪgəl/ verb [no obj] 1 : to twist from side to side with small quick movements like a worm
▪ The children wriggled and squirmed in their chairs. ▪ She managed to wriggle free of her ropes. ▪ They wriggled out of their wet clothes. ▪ I had trouble getting the wriggling fish off my hook. 2 always followed by an adverb or preposition : to move forward by twisting and turning
▪ The snake wriggled across the path and went underneath a bush. ▪ He was able to wriggle through the narrow opening.
▪ The children wriggled and squirmed in their chairs. ▪ She managed to wriggle free of her ropes. ▪ They wriggled out of their wet clothes. ▪ I had trouble getting the wriggling fish off my hook.
▪ The snake wriggled across the path and went underneath a bush. ▪ He was able to wriggle through the narrow opening.
wriggle out of [phrasal verb]
wriggle out of (something) informal + often disapproving : to avoid doing (something that you do not want to do) in some clever or dishonest way
▪ She tried to wriggle out of the contract. ▪ Don't let him wriggle out of paying you for your work.
▪ She tried to wriggle out of the contract. ▪ Don't let him wriggle out of paying you for your work.
— wrig·gly /ˈrɪgli/ adjective, wrig·gli·er; wrig·gli·est
▪ a wriggly worm
/ˈrɪgli/ adjective, wrig·gli·er; wrig·gli·est ▪ a wriggly worm
