wriggled

He watched it closely, as if endeavoring to learn the precise fashion of his father's knot; and when at last Bill was swung up a-tiptoe to a limb, and the whipping commenced, Simon's eye followed every movement of his father's arm; and as each blow descended upon the bare shoulders of his sable friend, his own body writhed and "wriggled" in involuntary sympathy.

The Wit and Humor of America, Volume V. (of X.) Various 1887

He watched it closely, as if endeavouring to learn the precise fashion of his father's knot; and when at last Bill was swung up a-tiptoe to a limb, and the whipping commenced, Simon's eye followed every movement of his father's arm; and as each blow descended upon the bare shoulders of his sable friend, his own body writhed and "wriggled" in involuntary sympathy.

Some Adventures of Captain Simon Suggs, Late of the Tallapoosa Volunteers; Together with "Taking the Census," and Other Alabama Sketches. By a Country Editor. With a Portrait from Life, and Other Illustrations, by Darley 1845

She made a couple of passes at her riot of curls and gazed at her reflected self in high approval as, putting both hands upon her smoothly rounded hips, she" "wriggled" is the only possible term for it-in sheer joy of being alive.

Children of the Lens Smith, E. E. 1954

I wriggled them free and wrapped them around his neck, snagging into his silken hair like the reins of a horse.

Brush of Darkness Allison Pang 2011

In the forties, Petro wriggled free from a death sentence on a retrial in a murder case.

Kill the Irishman Rick Porrello 2011

Andre had remained alive through the entire grisly process, even as the spawn wriggled from his mouth and nose and ears and anus.

DELUGE (Part 29) – Brian Keene 2009

The baby boy wriggled in his arms, a warm, wet mass, softer than a goat and hairier than a rabbit kit.

Jesse Kornbluth: Singer-Songwriter Josh Ritter Has Written 'Bright's Passage,' A Novel. He's The James Franco Of Music. Jesse Kornbluth 2011

I wriggled, my tail burning as I tried to pull away.

Brush of Darkness Allison Pang 2011

The baby boy wriggled in his arms, a warm, wet mass, softer than a goat and hairier than a rabbit kit.

Jesse Kornbluth: Singer-Songwriter Josh Ritter Has Written 'Bright's Passage,' A Novel. He's The James Franco Of Music. Jesse Kornbluth 2011

I then grabbed it with some pliers and wriggled it through the grate.

Live and Let Love Andrea Buchanan 2011