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wriggle

/ˈrɪɡl/verb

उच्चारण रिगल

छटपटाना, कुलबुलाना, बल खाना

Core word

verbwriggled, wriggling
  1. 1

    [I, T]

    to twist and turn your body or part of it with quick short movements

    छटपटाना, कुलबुलाना, बल खाना

    • The baby wriggled in his arms.
    • She wriggled her toes in the sand.

    Synonyms squirm writhe wiggle twist

  2. 2

    [I] + adv./prep.

    to move somewhere by twisting and turning your body

    रेंगते हुए या बल खाते हुए निकलना

    • The snake wriggled under a rock.
    • He wriggled through the gap in the fence.

    Synonyms worm slither snake

noun
  1. 1

    [C]

    a quick twisting movement of the body

    छटपटाहट, बल

    • With a wriggle, the fish escaped.
    • The child gave a wriggle and slipped out of his grip.

    Synonyms squirm twist

→Phrasal verbs 2

wriggle out of sth/doing sth

(informal) to avoid doing something that you should do, often by making excuses

(ज़िम्मेदारी से) बहाने बनाकर बच निकलना, कन्नी काटना

  • He tried to wriggle out of paying the fine.
  • You can't wriggle out of your duties this time.

wriggle out of sth/out of doing sth

(informal, disapproving) to avoid doing something that you should do, especially by making excuses

(बहाने बनाकर किसी काम से) बच निकलना

  • He always tries to wriggle out of doing his homework.
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

squirm writhe wiggle twist worm slither snake

§Grammar and usage

Usage: wriggle out of is an informal phrasal verb meaning to escape a duty by excuses, close in meaning to get out of and shirk.

Usage में wriggle out of एक informal phrasal verb है जिसका अर्थ है बहाने बनाकर किसी कर्तव्य से बच निकलना, और यह get out of तथा shirk के अर्थ के करीब है।