Wriggle

Name: American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2 - Wriggle
Author: Noah Webster

WRIGGLE, v.i. To move the body to and fro with short motions.

Both he and his successors would often wriggle in their seats, as long as the cushion lasted.

WRIGGLE, v.t. To put into a quick reciprocating motion; to introduce by a shifting motion.

Wriggling his body to recover his seat, and cast his right leg over.

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Chicago: Noah Webster Jr., "Wriggle," American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2 in An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2 (New York: S. Converse, 1828), Original Sources, accessed October 5, 2024, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=D91IVM14L8PMKD4.

MLA: Webster, Noah, Jr. "Wriggle." American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2, in An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2, New York, S. Converse, 1828, Original Sources. 5 Oct. 2024. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=D91IVM14L8PMKD4.

Harvard: Webster, N, 'Wriggle' in American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2. cited in 1828, An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2, S. Converse, New York. Original Sources, retrieved 5 October 2024, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=D91IVM14L8PMKD4.