wrig

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To wriggle.

Pronunciation

/ɹɪɡ/

Word forms

wrig wrigs wrigging wrigged

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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