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wriggler

[ rig-ler ]

/ ˈrɪg lər /

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noun

a person or thing that wriggles.

Also called wiggler, wiggle-tail. the larva of a mosquito.

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Nearby words

wrexham, wrick, wrier, wriest, wriggle, wriggler, wrigglework, wriggly, wright, wright brothers, wright's stain

Origin of wriggler

First recorded in 1625–35; wriggle + -er¹

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for wriggler

The q-b sat next to me, asking for this and that music, none of which the wriggler could supply.
Sea and Sardinia|D. H. Lawrence
This baby, like some other babies, is never quiet, but squirms and wriggles so that it is called a wriggler.
Little Busybodies|Jeanette Augustus Marks and Julia Moody
The wriggler has a great deal to do yet before turning into a frog.
Pond and Stream|Arthur Ransome
The wriggler, although heavier than water, can hang suspended from the surface film by the tip of its breathing-tube.
Elementary Zoology, Second Edition|Vernon L. Kellogg

Within a few days the wriggler changes its skin three times; after the third change it looks very different, and is called a pupa.
Little Busybodies|Jeanette Augustus Marks and Julia Moody