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unwriggle

unwriggle verb: to free something which is trapped, by wriggling.

Verb

unwriggle (third-person singular simple present unwriggles, present participle unwriggling, simple past and past participle unwriggled)

  1. (rare) to free something which is trapped, by wriggling.
    • WILLIAM FUDGE. Mr Moule. Us do know that playing is uncommon rough, particular in wind, and ’tis true tidden fitting. Fact, we been a-trying to unwriggle old Bill Swyer from his serpent now for many a year.a. 1979, David Edgar, Ecclesiastes: A Radio Play, Methuen Drama, published 2002, →ISBN, page 408
    • “[…] You rip off that golden paper and unwriggle the wire. Then push up the cork with your thumbs and give it a little twist and try not to let it go off. […]”1986, Henrietta Garnett, Family Skeletons, Knopf, published 1987, →ISBN, page 32

Forms of unwriggle

third-person singular presentunwriggles
present participleunwriggling
past participleunwriggled
pastunwriggled

Origin of unwriggle

From un- + wriggle.

Questions about unwriggle

What does unwriggle mean?
Unwriggle means to free something which is trapped, by wriggling.
What part of speech is unwriggle?
Unwriggle is a verb.
What is the past tense of unwriggle?
The past tense of unwriggle is unwriggled.

Words near unwriggle in the dictionary

  1. unwrested
  2. unwresting
  3. unwrestled
  4. unwrests
  5. unwretched
  6. unwriggle
  7. unwriggled
  8. unwriggles
  9. unwriggling
  10. unwrinkle
  11. unwrinkleable

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