- wriggle
- 'riɡl
1. verb(to twist to and fro: The child kept wriggling in his seat; How are you going to wriggle out of this awkward situation?) moverse, menearse, retorcerse
2. noun(a wriggling movement.) meneo- wrigglerwriggle vb retorcerse / moversethe worm wriggled on the fish hook la lombriz se retorcía en el anzuelosit still, stop wriggling! ¡estáte quieto, deja de moverte!El gerundio de wriggle se escribe wrigglingwriggletr['rɪgəl]intransitive verb1 retorcerse, menearse, moversestop wriggling (about)! ¡deja de moverte!transitive verb1 menear, movernoun1 meneo\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto wriggle free escapar deslizándose, escabullirsewriggle ['rɪgəl] vi, -gled ; -gling : retorcerse, menearsewrigglev.• culebrar v.• culebrear v.• menear rápidamente v.• ondular v.• retorcer v.• serpentear v.n.• culebreo s.m.• meneo rápido s.m.'rɪgəl
1.
intransitive verba) (move) retorcerse*to wriggle along — \<\<worm\>\> avanzar* serpenteando or culebreando
the children wriggled in their seats — los niños se movían inquietos en sus asientos
I wriggled through the gap — me metí por el agujero
b) (with embarrassment)to make somebody wriggle — hacerle* pasar vergüenza a alguien
2.
vt \<\<body/toes\>\> mover*Phrasal Verbs:['rɪɡl]1.VT moverto wriggle one's toes/fingers — mover los dedos de los pies/de las manos
to wriggle one's way through sth — avanzar con dificultad a través de algo
2.VI (also: wriggle about {or}3} around) [person, animal] (restlessly) moverse, revolverse; (in pain) retorcerse; [worm, snake, eel] serpentear; [fish] colearto wriggle along — moverse serpenteando
to wriggle away — escaparse serpenteando
to wriggle down — bajarse serpenteando
to wriggle free — escaparse, escurrirse
to wriggle through a hole — deslizarse por un agujero
to wriggle out of a difficulty — escabullirse, escaparse de un apuro
* * *['rɪgəl]
1.
intransitive verba) (move) retorcerse*to wriggle along — \<\<worm\>\> avanzar* serpenteando or culebreando
the children wriggled in their seats — los niños se movían inquietos en sus asientos
I wriggled through the gap — me metí por el agujero
b) (with embarrassment)to make somebody wriggle — hacerle* pasar vergüenza a alguien
2.
vt \<\<body/toes\>\> mover*Phrasal Verbs:
English-spanish dictionary. 2013.
