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wrig·gler

(rĭg′lər)
n.
1. The larva of a mosquito.
2. One that wriggles or squirms.
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wrig•gler

(ˈrɪg lər)

n.
1. a person or thing that wriggles.
2. Also called wiggler. the larva of a mosquito.
[1625–35]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. [画像:wriggler - one who can't stay still (especially a child)]wriggler - one who can't stay still (especially a child); "the toddler was a real wiggler on plane trips"
individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"
2. [画像:wriggler - larva of a mosquito]wriggler - larva of a mosquito
larva - the immature free-living form of most invertebrates and amphibians and fish which at hatching from the egg is fundamentally unlike its parent and must metamorphose
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Translations
مُتَلَوٍّ
der ikke kan holde sig i roen
izgõ-mozgó gyermek
barn sem iîar í sífellu
yerinde duramayan kimse

wriggle

(ˈrigl) verb
to twist to and fro. The child kept wriggling in his seat; How are you going to wriggle out of this awkward situation? wriemel يَتَلَوّى гърча се contorcer-se vrtět se, (vy)kroutit se zappeln, sich winden vride sig στριφογυρίζω, σπαρταρώ moverse, menearse, retorcerse vingerdama حرکت کرم وار کردن kiemurrella tortiller; sortir/dépêtrer de לְהִתפַּתֵל, לְהִתחַמֵק कुलबुलाना migoljiti se izeg-mozog menggeliat-geliat iða, engjast til og frá agitarsi; sbrogliarsela くねらせる 꿈틀거리다 sukinėtis, išsisukti locīties; grozīties; izlocīties menggeliang-geliut kronkelen, ergens onderuit komen sprelle, vri på seg; sno seg ut av kręcić/wywinąć się رغښتل، تاويدل، رغړېدل، كوږ ووږ تلل، په چل ول ځان خلاصول contorcer-se a se suci; a se răsuci; a se eschiva, a ieşi dintr-o situaţie ёрзать; выпутаться vrtieť sa, vykrútiť sa zvijati se; izviti se izmigoljti se vrida sig, slingra sig บิดตัว yerinde duramamak, kıpır kıpır kıpırdanmak 蠕動 звиватися بل کھانا یا لہرانا vặn vẹo 蠕动
noun
a wriggling movement. wriemeling تَلَوٍّ гърчене contorção kroucení die Windung vridende στριφογύρισμα meneo vingerdamine حرکت مارپیچ kiemurtelu tortillement פיתול कुलबुलाहट vijugav izgés-mozgás gerakan menggeliat contorsione のたくり 꿈틀거리기 sukinėjimasis, išsisukimas locīšanās; grozīšanās menggeliang-geliut kronkelbeweging sprell wicie/kręcenie się رغښتنه، تاوو، پيچ، رغړېدنه contorção şerpuire, încolăcire ёрзанье krútenie zvijanje migoljenje vridning, slingrande rörelse การบิดตัว yerinde duramama 蠕動 вигин; закрут بل یا لہر sự vặn vẹo 蠕动
ˈwriggler noun
wriemelaar مُتَلَوٍّ човек, който клинчи от задълженията си agitador neposeda aalglatter Kerl en, der ikke kan holde sig i ro αυτός που χώνεται παντού, που δεν κάθεται ήσυχος niño que no se está quieto vingerdaja تکان خور؛ وول خور kiemurtelija enfant qui remue sans cesse מִתפַּתֵל पैंतरेबाज ličinka izgő-mozgó gyermek orang yang menggeliat barn sem iðar í sífellu (chi si contorce) のたくる人 꿈틀거리는 사람(것) išsisukinėjantis žmogus glumiķis; pielīdējs orang yang menggeliang-geliut kronkelaar en som ikke kan være i ro krętacz رغښتونكى، رغړيدونكى تاوونكى: دغماشي چينجي (شفيره يا بطيطه (pessoa) mexediça copil zvăpăiat проныра neposedník kdor se zvija vrdalo slingerbult คน หรือสิ่งที่แสดงอาการกระดุกกระดิก yerinde duramayan kimse 孑孓 пролаза; інтриган بل کھانے والا người luồn lách 孑孓
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