wriggle

Definitions of wriggle in various dictionaries:

noun - the act of wiggling

verb - to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling)

To turn or twist the body with sinuous writhing motions; squirm.

To proceed with writhing motions.

To worm one’s way into or out of a situation; insinuate or extricate oneself by sly or subtle means.

To move with a wriggling motion: wriggle a toe.

To make (one’s way, for example) by or as if by wriggling: He wriggled his way into favor.

A wriggling movement.

A sinuous path, line, or marking.

verb - to turn or twist in a sinuous manner