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- Dictionarysquirm/skwərm/
verb
- 1. wriggle or twist the body from side to side, especially as a result of nervousness or discomfort: "all my efforts to squirm out of his grasp were useless"
noun
- 1. a wriggling movement: "the toddler gave a sudden squirm"
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The meaning of SQUIRM is to twist about like a worm : fidget. How to use squirm in a sentence.
SQUIRM definition: 1. to move from side to side in an awkward way, sometimes because of nervousness, embarrassment, or…. Learn more.
To squirm is to wiggle or twist your body, the way an excited puppy will squirm when you try to hold him in your arms.
If you squirm, you move your body from side to side, usually because you are nervous or uncomfortable. He had squirmed and wriggled and screeched when his father had washed his face. [VERB] He gave a feeble shrug and tried to squirm free. [VERB adjective] He squirmed out of the straps of his backpack.
1. To twist about in a wriggling, snakelike motion; writhe. 2. To feel or exhibit signs of humiliation or embarrassment. n. 1. The act of squirming. 2. A squirming movement. [ Origin unknown .] squirm′er n. squirm′y adj. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
to move from side to side in an awkward way, sometimes because of nervousness, embarrassment, or pain: Nobody spoke for at least five minutes and Rachel squirmed in her chair with embarrassment. The fish squirmed on the ground for a few moments and then lay still. Synonyms. twist.
Squirm Definition. To twist and turn the body in a snakelike movement; wriggle; writhe. To show or feel distress, as from painful embarrassment, humiliation, etc. To twist in discomfort, especially from shame or embarrassment.
Definition of squirm verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
verb (used without object) to wriggle or writhe. Synonyms: twist, turn. to feel or display discomfort or distress, as from reproof, embarrassment, pain, etc.: He squirmed under the judge's questioning. noun. the act of squirming; a squirming or wriggling movement. squirm. / skwɜːm / verb. to move with a wriggling motion; writhe.
SQUIRM definition: to twist your body because you are embarrassed, nervous, etc. Learn more.
