Move and Wriggle

Move

Move verb - To change one's position.

Usage example: don't move while I'm trying to draw your portrait

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Wriggle and move are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Wriggle" instead a verb "Move".

Nearby Words: moving, moved, movement, mover, movable

Wriggle verb - To move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling).

Usage example: The child tried to wriggle free from his aunt's embrace

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Move and wriggle are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Move" instead the word "Wriggle" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: wriggled, wriggling, wriggler

original move

original wriggle

way	move way	wriggle way
camera	move camera	wriggle camera

Sousuke tries to wriggle out from under her, only for Tessa to keep wriggling back on top of him, until they move off screen this way.

Source: Suggestive Collision

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