Meaning & use
Wriggly
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Moving or twisting with short, quick, writhing motions.
See it in a sentence
The toddler picked up a wriggly earthworm and squealed with delight.
Catching the wriggly fish with bare hands proved harder than he expected.
A note on using this word
Built from the verb 'wriggle' plus the adjective suffix '-y', following the same pattern as 'wobbly' or 'bouncy'.
Words with a similar meaning
squirmytwisty
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Words with an opposite meaning
stillmotionless
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