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Translations for „wriggle“ in the English » Slovenian Dictionary (Go to Slovenian » English)

I . wrig·gle [ˈrɪgl̩] VB intr

1. wriggle (twist and turn):

wriggle
zvijati se [perf zviti se]
to wriggle free [of sth]

2. wriggle (move):

wriggle
wriggle
to wriggle off the hook inf
to wriggle off the hook inf
to wriggle out of doing sth inf

II . wrig·gle [ˈrɪgl̩] VB trans

III . wrig·gle [ˈrɪgl̩] N usu sing

wriggle

Usage examples with wriggle

to wriggle off the hook inf
to wriggle out of doing sth inf
to wriggle free [of sth]

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
The child managed to wriggle free, and the car sped off.
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On the shoulder are high-relief designs of dragons with their three-dimensional heads on the centre and their bodies wriggling along the sides.
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The process apparently requires a good deal of hard work and much wriggling of the abdomen.
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When exposed, they immediately wriggle into loose soil or under rubble.
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It includes live baby pink shrimp wriggling their legs and waving their antennae as they are eaten.
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He rushes and catches her with a few smooches while she wriggles her way out.
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He crams the film with bits and pieces, trapping his actors like bugs wriggling in the frame.
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It includes live baby pink shrimp wriggling their legs and waving their antenna as they are eaten.
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He wriggled round the large boulder and reached the shaft which he estimated as being in excess of 90 m deep.
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When exposed, it immediately wriggles into loose soil or under rubble.
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