Frank J. Wilstach, comp. A Dictionary of Similes. 1916.

Wriggle

Wriggles, as though she had the itch.
—Beaumont and Fletcher

Wriggle, like a screw.
—Samuel Butler

Wriggle in and out like an eel in a sandbag.
—Thomas Middleton

Wriggling about like a mouse in the middle of a wall.
—Plautus

Wriggle … like sleep struggling to wake up.
—Rabindranath Tagore