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
"Climbing peaks won't compare with hunting a wriggler," said he.
From The Egoist by Meredith, George
When people pour kerosene upon the water the wriggler cannot get any air to breathe, and therefore dies.
From Little Busybodies The Life of Crickets, Ants, Bees, Beetles, and Other Busybodies by Marks, Jeannette Augustus
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
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