wrig
Meanings
verb
- To wriggle.
Pronunciation
Word forms
Etymology
From Middle English wriggen. Cognate with Low German wriggeln (“to wriggle”), German Low German wriggen (“to shake, shudder, rotate”), Dutch wrikken and wriggelen (“to wriggle, squirm”), Middle English wrikken (“to move back and forth”). Compare also Old English wrigian (“to turn, wend, hie, go, move”).
Derived words
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