Wriggle–out

to twist to and fro; writhe; squirm.
to move along by twisting and turning the body, as a worm or snake.
to make one’s way by shifts or expedients (often followed by out):
to wriggle out of a difficulty.
to cause to wriggle:
to wriggle one’s hips.
to bring, get, make, etc., by wriggling:
to wriggle one’s way through a narrow opening.
act of wriggling; a wriggling movement.
contemporary examples

the dsk case: flirting, groping, and rape nina sutton may 23, 2011
david frost on frost/nixon the daily beast december 5, 2008

historical examples

the humbugs of the world p. t. barnum
pee-wee harris percy keese fitzhugh
a very naughty girl l. t. meade
a tenderfoot bride clarice e. richards
the light that lures percy brebner
mrs. thompson william babington maxwell
mountain clement wood
beautiful sh-lls of new zealand e. g. b. moss

verb
to make or cause to make twisting movements
(intransitive) to progress by twisting and turning
(intransitive; foll by into or out of) to manoeuvre oneself by clever or devious means: wriggle out of an embarr-ssing situation
noun
a wriggling movement or action
a sinuous marking or course
v.

an old car or other vehicle; heap, jalopy (1930s+)
an exhausted or dissipated person; a human ruin: he’s pretty smart, but physically a wreck (1795+)