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What is the noun for wriggles?

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wriggler
  1. Anything that wriggles.
  2. The larva of a mosquito.
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    1. “After the grand finale, the contortionist emerged from the stage to a thunderous applause, being hailed as the ultimate wriggler.”
      “The wriggler, although heavier than water, can hang suspended from the surface film by the tip of its breathing-tube.”
      “The last of these parts is in the form of a tube, through which the wriggler breathes.”
wriggliness
  1. The quality of being wriggly.
wriggle
  1. A wriggling movement.
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    1. “They do so with minimal effort, with an occasional wriggle of a flank and a sideways motion of a tail.”
wriggling
  1. The act of one who wriggles.
wrigglings
  1. plural of wriggling
wrigglers
  1. plural of wriggler
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    1. “Remove large protector bucket and add a couple of gold fish to eat mosquito wrigglers.”
      “The larvae, called wrigglers, feed in the water for a week or so, then pupate for only a few days before emerging as adults.”
      “Another eco-friendly technique is that of luring mosquitoes to lay eggs in strategically placed vessels of water and then throwing off the water along with the wrigglers.”
wriggles
  1. plural of wriggle
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    1. “He whinges, he moans, but when push comes to launch, it's always Craig who wriggles into his damp wettie and makes it look sweet.”
      “The larva wriggles around for a day or two at this level until a loose sheath of epidermal tissue encloses it.”
      “She reaches up her skirt, wriggles, yanks free an enormous, elastic, tan girdle.”
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