Explore Wriggles through 3 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Wriggles meaning
third-person singular simple present indicative of wriggle
Using Wriggles
- The main meaning on this page is: third-person singular simple present indicative of wriggle
Context around Wriggles
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 2 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Wriggles
- In this selection, "wriggles" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, toad and snake stand out and add context to how "wriggles" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include off and wriggles around for and the snake wriggles out aided. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "wriggles" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with wriggles
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
As it digs, the toad wriggles its hips from side to side to sink into the loose soil. (18 words)
The old skin breaks near the mouth and the snake wriggles out, aided by rubbing against rough surfaces. (18 words)
The tail drops off and wriggles around for a while after an attack, and the salamander either runs away or stays still enough not to be noticed while the predator is distracted. (32 words)
The tail drops off and wriggles around for a while after an attack, and the salamander either runs away or stays still enough not to be noticed while the predator is distracted. (32 words)
As it digs, the toad wriggles its hips from side to side to sink into the loose soil. (18 words)
The old skin breaks near the mouth and the snake wriggles out, aided by rubbing against rough surfaces. (18 words)
Example sentences (3)
As it digs, the toad wriggles its hips from side to side to sink into the loose soil.
The old skin breaks near the mouth and the snake wriggles out, aided by rubbing against rough surfaces.
The tail drops off and wriggles around for a while after an attack, and the salamander either runs away or stays still enough not to be noticed while the predator is distracted.