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- Dictionarysquirm/skwəːm/
verb
- 1. wriggle or twist the body from side to side, especially as a result of nervousness or discomfort: "he looked uncomfortable and squirmed in his chair"
noun
- 1. a wriggling movement: "the toddler gave a sudden squirm"
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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.
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.
The meaning of SQUIRM is to twist about like a worm : fidget. How to use squirm in a sentence.
Define squirming. squirming synonyms, squirming pronunciation, squirming translation, English dictionary definition of squirming. intr.v. squirmed , squirm·ing , squirms 1. To twist about in a wriggling, snakelike motion; writhe. 2. To feel or exhibit signs of humiliation or...
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.
verb. /skwɜːm/ /skwɜːrm/ Verb Forms. [intransitive] to move around a lot making small twisting movements, because you are nervous, uncomfortable, etc. synonym wriggle. (+ adv./prep.) The children were squirming restlessly in their seats. + adj. Someone grabbed him but he managed to squirm free. Extra Examples. Oxford Collocations Dictionary.
noun. the act of squirming; a squirming or wriggling movement. squirm. / skwɜːm / verb. to move with a wriggling motion; writhe. to feel deep mental discomfort, guilt, embarrassment, etc.
squirm. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English squirm /skwɜːm $ skwɜːrm/ verb [ intransitive] 1 to twist your body from side to side because you are uncomfortable or nervous, or to get free from something which is holding you SYN wriggle Christine squirmed uncomfortably in her chair.
Define squirm. squirm synonyms, squirm pronunciation, squirm translation, English dictionary definition of squirm. intr.v. squirmed , squirm·ing , squirms 1. To twist about in a wriggling, snakelike motion; writhe. 2. To feel or exhibit signs of humiliation or...
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. Small children and animals squirm from excitement or eagerness, while uncomfortable adults also sometimes squirm: "She was so upset by her friends' argument that she started to squirm in her chair."
