wriggler
AmericanEtymology
Origin of wriggler
Example Sentences
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Earthworm castings, by the way, “are basically the poop of the red wriggler worms, the good guys in our garden,” Trigo said.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 29, 2021
"Hello my baby, hello my baby," Hume says sweetly as he tempts the antelope with a wriggler.
From BusinessWeek ● Dec. 9, 2010
He held up a wriggler and she fled to the rock.
From Truxton King A Story of Graustark by McCutcheon, George Barr
The little wriggler is laid upon the back, and then the blanket is bound around him to hold him firmly, often leaving only his head in sight, peering out above the blanket.
From American Indians by Starr, Frederick
"Climbing peaks won't compare with hunting a wriggler," said he.
From The Egoist by Meredith, George
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