wriggle

意味: くねくね動くこと

例文: Fluffin did a joyful wriggle after finding a sugar cube.
    フラッフィンは角砂糖を見つけて嬉しそうにくねくね動いた。

定義: 小刻みに動かす行為

コロケーション:

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Definitions(定義)

Noun: the act of wiggling
Verb: to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling)

Parts of Speech(品詞)

Noun, Verb

Examples(例文)

Verb: The prisoner writhed in discomfort
Verb: The child tried to wriggle free from his aunt’s embrace

Synonyms/Antonyms(類語/反意語)

Synonyms(類語): squirm, twist, wiggle, worm, wrestle, wriggle, writhe

Antonyms(反意語):

Hypernyms/Hyponyms(上位語/下位語)

Hypernyms (General categories)(上位語): motion, move

Coordinate Terms(同じ上位語をもつもの): abduction, adduction, agitation, arouse, assume, beat, bob, body english, bolt, brush, buck, bustle, cant, careen, chop, churn, circumduction, climb, close, crash, cut, cut to, dance, disturbance, diverge, dodge, drop back, duck, eurythmy, exit, eye movement, falter, fetal movement, fidget, flex, flinch, fling, flip, flit, flow, flurry, fly, gesture, get down, grab, gravitate, headshake, heave, hit the dirt, hop, hop on, inclination, inversion, jerk, jolt, jump, kick, kneel, linger, list, lunge, lurch, make way, mill, mope, move back and forth, move involuntarily, move over, nod, opening, prostration, pulsate, putter, quicken, reach, reciprocate, reciprocation, reclining, retraction, retroflection, roll, rotation, run, seesaw, separate, shake, shutting, sidle, sitting, slip, snap, spread, squat, standing, startle, steal, stir, straddle, streak, stretch, strike out, stroke, stumble, sweep, swoop, teeter, throw, thunder, toss, turn, vibrate, vibration, wallow, wamble, wave, waver, whirl, wiggle, wobble, writhe

Hyponyms (Specific examples)(下位語): wrench

Derivationally Related Words(派生語)

Derivationally Related Words: squirm, squirmer, twist, twister, wiggle, wiggly, wriggle, wriggler, wriggly

Categories(カテゴリー)

Domain Categories: general

Usage Category: common

Usage Context: descriptive

Grammatical Notes:
transitive verb

Prefixes/Suffixes(接頭辞/接尾辞)

Prefixes(接頭辞):

Suffixes(接尾辞):

Exam Level

英検1級

Media Appearance(メディア登場例)

Books(洋書): Holes

Movies(映画): The Bad Guys

Other Information(その他)

Is Abstract?(抽象的な言葉?) No

Is Emotion Word?(感情的な言葉?) No

Emotion Categories:

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