wriggle out of in English

Forms: wriggles out of [present, singular, third-person], wriggled out of [participle, present], wriggled out of [participle, past], wriggled out of [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

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)

Inflected forms

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        "To avoid performing a duty or fulfilling an obligation, by sneaky means."
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"wriggle out of" meaning in English

Verb

Inflected forms