Wriggle - Английское значение и перевод слова Wriggle на Русский язык

verb

Keep away from or stop oneself from doing (something).

Примеры использования:

Avoid excessive exposure to the sun

verb

Obtain or withhold money from (someone) unfairly or by deceit; cheat or defraud.

Примеры использования:

An apparently benevolent elderly gentleman bilked me of twenty dollars

verb

Find a way around (an obstacle).

Примеры использования:

If you come to an obstruction in a road you can seek to circumvent it

verb

Move forward on the hands and knees or by dragging the body close to the ground.

Примеры использования:

They crawled from under the table

noun

An act of moving on one's hands and knees or dragging one's body along the ground.

Примеры использования:

They began the crawl back to their own lines

verb

Move slowly

verb

Move slowly and carefully in order to avoid being heard or noticed.

Примеры использования:

He crept downstairs, hardly making any noise

noun

A detestable person.

Примеры использования:

I thought he was a nasty little creep

verb

Move slowly

verb

Avoid (someone or something) by a sudden quick movement.

Примеры использования:

Marchers had to dodge missiles thrown by loyalists

noun

A sudden quick movement to avoid someone or something.

Примеры использования:

A guard shot at me but with a quick dodge from my new agility i managed to avoid at it.

verb

A quick evasive movement

noun

A waterbird with a broad blunt bill, short legs, webbed feet, and a waddling gait.

Примеры использования:

The rear feet of the beaver are large and webbed like a duck's feet, to give the animal good swimmi…

verb

Lower the head or the body quickly to avoid a blow or missile or so as not to be seen.

Примеры использования:

Spectators ducked for cover

noun

A quick lowering of the head.

Примеры использования:

Then a quick duck brought him under the demon's arm.

verb

Escape from or avoid (a danger, enemy, or pursuer), typically in a skilful or cunning way.

Примеры использования:

He tried to elude the security men by sneaking through a back door

verb

Escape, either physically or mentally

verb

To avoid someone or something

Примеры использования:

The bear that had eluded capture for so long was caught at last., it was simply her misfortune that…

verb

Deliberately avoid using; abstain from.

Примеры использования:

He appealed to the crowd to eschew violence

verb

To avoid something intentionally, or to give up something

Примеры использования:

The leaders of the organization eschewed the term "union," preferring "guild."

verb

Escape or avoid (someone or something), especially by guile or trickery.

Примеры использования:

Friends helped him to evade capture for a time

verb

Avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing

verb

To avoid something unpleasant or unwanted, or to manage not to do (something that should be done)

Примеры использования:

She’s trying to evade my questions., he was convicted of evading taxes.

noun

A threshing tool consisting of a wooden staff with a short heavy stick swinging from it.

Примеры использования:

In some middle eastern locations, the same animals dragged a sledge over the ears, or workers manua…

verb

Wave or swing wildly.

Примеры использования:

His arms flailed as he sought to maintain his balance

verb

Struggle or stagger clumsily in mud or water.

Примеры использования:

He was floundering about in the shallow offshore waters

noun

A small flatfish that typically occurs in shallow coastal water.

Примеры использования:

The study was spurred by previous observations of feminization in estuarine fish, particularly the …

verb

Move clumsily or struggle to move, as in mud or water

noun

A quick, sharp, sudden movement.

Примеры использования:

He gave a sudden jerk of his head

verb

Move or cause to move with a jerk.

Примеры использования:

The van jerked forward

verb

Season or marinate (meat or fish) in a blend of chilli, allspice, and other ingredients and barbecue it over a wood fire.

Примеры использования:

If they didn't use pimento to jerk the chicken it's not the original jamaican jerk chicken

verb

Move about quickly from side to side or up and down.

Примеры использования:

The car jiggled on its springs

noun

A quick light shake.

Примеры использования:

Give that rack a jiggle

verb

To move something or cause something to move from side to side or up and down with quick short movements

Примеры использования:

[ t ] if the toilet won’t stop flushing, jiggle the handle.

verb

Avoid or neglect (a duty or responsibility).

Примеры использования:

I do not shirk any responsibility in this matter

noun

A person who shirks.

Примеры использования:

His status as a shirk would normally render him somewhat of a pariah.

verb

Avoid (someone or something) by stepping sideways.

Примеры использования:

He sidestepped a defender and crossed the ball

noun

A step taken sideways, typically to avoid someone or something.

Примеры использования:

A boxercise workout that incorporates an intricate combination of sidesteps with left and right hooks

verb

Avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing

verb

Move smoothly and quietly with gliding steps, in a stealthy or sensuous manner.

Примеры использования:

The fox came slinking through the bracken

noun

A slinking movement or walk.

Примеры использования:

She moved with a sensuous slink

verb

To walk or leave quietly, esp. because you do not want to be noticed or are ashamed of something

Примеры использования:

I was so embarrassed that i tried to slink away.

verb

Move smoothly over a surface with a twisting or oscillating motion.

Примеры использования:

I spied a baby adder slithering away

noun

A slithering movement.

Примеры использования:

A snake-like slither across the grass

verb

To move by twisting or sliding

Примеры использования:

A long snake slithered toward them.

noun

A long limbless reptile which has no eyelids, a short tail, and jaws that are capable of considerable extension. some snakes have a venomous bite.

Примеры использования:

The copperhead, a venomous snake, is dangerous, but its bite is rarely life-threatening to healthy …

verb

Move or extend with the twisting motion of a snake.

Примеры использования:

A rope snaked down

noun

An animal with a long, cylindrical body and no legs

Примеры использования:

People spent hours waiting in lines that snaked around the stadium to get tickets.

verb

Wriggle or twist the body from side to side, especially as a result of nervousness or discomfort.

Примеры использования:

He looked uncomfortable and squirmed in his chair

noun

A wriggling movement.

Примеры использования:

The toddler gave a sudden squirm

verb

To make twisting movements with the body, esp. because of embarrassment, pain, or excitement

Примеры использования:

The kids squirmed in their chairs.

phrase

Take care to avoid or keep away from.

Примеры использования:

Steer clear of fatty food

idiom

To avoid someone or something because you think the person or thing may cause trouble or be dangerous

Примеры использования:

Davis steered clear of politics because of all the problems his father had had as governor.

verb

Separate grain from (corn or other crops), typically with a flail or by the action of a revolving mechanism.

Примеры использования:

Machinery that can reap and thresh corn in the same process

verb

To remove the seeds of crop plants by hitting, using either a machine or a hand tool

verb

Move in a circular direction wholly or partly round an axis or point.

Примеры использования:

The big wheel was turning

noun

An act of moving something in a circular direction round an axis or point.

Примеры использования:

A safety lock requiring four turns of the key

verb

Move around an axis or a center

verb

Form into a bent, curling, or distorted shape.

Примеры использования:

A strip of metal is twisted to form a hollow tube

noun

An act of twisting something around a stationary point.

Примеры использования:

The taps needed a single twist to turn them on

verb

Cause an object to assume a curved or distorted shape

verb

Give or cause to give a short, sudden jerking or convulsive movement.

Примеры использования:

Her lips twitched and her eyelids fluttered

noun

A short, sudden jerking or convulsive movement.

Примеры использования:

His mouth gave a slight twitch

verb

To make a short and sudden movement, or to cause part of your body to move suddenly

Примеры использования:

[ i ] she saw his mouth twitch into a little smile that disappeared almost at once., she signalled …

verb

Move or cause to move up and down or from side to side with small rapid movements.

Примеры использования:

Vi wiggled her toes

noun

A wiggling movement.

Примеры использования:

A slight wiggle of the hips

verb

Move to and fro

noun

Any of a number of creeping or burrowing invertebrate animals with long, slender soft bodies and no limbs.

Примеры использования:

For many years only animals such as worms, leeches and midge larvae could survive.

verb

Move with difficulty by crawling or wriggling.

Примеры использования:

I wormed my way along the roadside ditch

abbreviation

Write-once read-many, denoting a type of memory device.

verb

Make twisting, squirming movements or contortions of the body.

Примеры использования:

He writhed in agony on the ground

verb

To make twisting movements with the body, esp. because you are feeling strong emotion

Примеры использования:

He writhed in agony at the thought.

noun

A line or course having abrupt alternate right and left turns.

Примеры использования:

She traced a zigzag on the metal with her finger

adjective

Having the form of a zigzag; veering alternately to right and left.

Примеры использования:

When chased by a predator, some animals take a zigzag course

adverb

So as to move right and left alternately.

Примеры использования:

She drives zigzag across the city