wriggle

verb
UK /ˈrɪɡ.əl/
US /ˈrɪɡ.əl/

To twist and turn your body quickly from side to side.

The puppy wriggled out of my arms and ran across the yard.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. To move forward by twisting and turning, like a worm does.

The worm wriggled through the wet soil.

3. To get out of something by tricky or clever means.

He tried to wriggle out of doing his chores.

4. A quick twisting movement of the body.

With a little wriggle, the child slipped free of the blanket.