"wriggle out of" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: wriggles out of [present, singular, third-person], wriggled out of [participle, present], wriggled out of [participle, past], wriggled out of [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|wriggle<,wriggled> out of}} wriggle out of (third-person singular simple present wriggles out of, present participle wriggled out of, simple past and past participle wriggled out of)
  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see wriggle, out of.
    Sense id: en-wriggle_out_of-en-verb-rOaYaeJH
  2. (transitive) To avoid performing a duty or fulfilling an obligation, by sneaky means. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-wriggle_out_of-en-verb-AdPVi8wl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "of", English phrasal verbs formed with "out", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 72 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "of": 25 75 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "out": 31 69 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 28 72 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 80

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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