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
The other mother looked healthier than before: there was a little blush to her cheeks, and her hair was wriggling like lazy snakes on a warm day.
From "Coraline" by Neil Gaiman
Thin cords shot from Lupin’s wand this time, and next moment, Pettigrew was wriggling on the floor, bound and gagged.
From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling
