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wriggly

[ rig-lee ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

, wrig·gli·er, wrig·gli·est.

Origin of wriggly¹

First recorded in 1865–70; wriggle + -y ¹

Writhing reflects the hose taking on a wriggly shape, like that of a Slinky, or in a more extreme case becoming coiled.

Little wriggly arms, you look like you have a strong stomach, so you take the middle.

And some dolphins, all covered with silver, kept racing with us and leaping clear out of the water, like wriggly bits of fire.

She was nursing the disreputable little downy quilt which she called Wriggly and much preferred to any of her dolls.

The three little figures all knelt on the rug, Baby still cuddling her Wriggly.

Lovely wet shining wriggly fellows; all the varieties of the fishmonger's slab and more.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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