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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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SQUIRM definition: 1. to move from side to side in an awkward way, sometimes because of nervousness, embarrassment, or…. Learn more.
The meaning of SQUIRM is to twist about like a worm : fidget. How to use squirm in a sentence.
SQUIRM meaning: 1. to move from side to side in an awkward way, sometimes because of nervousness, embarrassment, or…. Learn 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.
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 ]
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.
