wriggle
verb (used without object)
to twist to and fro; writhe; squirm.
was wriggling
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past progressiveof wriggle.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Noticing how her granddaughter was wriggling impatiently on one excursion at a concert, the Queen asked if she would not prefer to go home.
From BBC ● Feb. 5, 2022
There was wriggling and squirming, even with four assistants wearing thick, bite-proof gloves holding the patient on a mat with a duffel bag filled with foam.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 6, 2021
If stomach-twisting anxiety was a thing alive, it was wriggling inside every stomach at Sports Authority Field.
From New York Times ● Jan. 11, 2015
But now he saw that it was wriggling.
From "The City of Ember" by Jeanne DuPrau
There was a moment of hushed silence, in which Trevor gulped; then there was a small pop, and Trevor the tadpole was wriggling in Snape’s palm.
From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling
