Definitions

1. verb

to twist or turn from side to side, typically in a rapid or convulsive motion

“The snake began to wriggle free from its captor’s grasp.”

2. noun

a small, rapid movement from side to side

“The wriggle of the fish in the water distracted the angler.”

3. verb

to move or cause something to move with a twisting or turning motion

“The child wriggled the stick in the mud.”