Wrig″gle (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Wriggled (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Wriggling (?).] [Freq. of wrig, probably from OE. wrikken to move to and fro; cf. LG. wriggeln, D. wrikken, Sw. vricka, Dan. vrikke.] To move the body to and fro with short, writhing motions, like a worm; to squirm; to twist uneasily or quickly about.
Both he and successors would often wriggle in their seats,
as long as the cushion lasted. Swift.