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n. - The act of wiggling v. - To move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling).

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  • Did even a phony like Randall Terry "wriggle" into the spotlight recently when he exploited the hapless Schiavo family?
  • Maybe the word wriggle, or struggle?
  • Miss Bartlett gave a kind of wriggle, and he prepared for a discussion.
  • I feel a conviction that it is somehow connected with Glacial destruction, but I cannot "wriggle" comfortably at all on the subject.
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