Definition of squirms Squirms
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What does squirms mean?
Part of speech
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| squirm - the act of wiggling | ||
| wiggle, wriggle | ||
| motility, move, motion, movement ability to move spontaneously and independently | ||
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| squirm - to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling); "The prisoner writhed in discomfort"; "The child tried to wriggle free from his aunt's embrace" | ||
| writhe, wrestle, wriggle, worm, twist | ||
| move go or proceed from one point to another; "the debate moved from family values to the economy" | ||
| wrench twist or pull violently or suddenly, especially so as to remove (something) from that to which it is attached or from where it originates; "wrench a window off its hinges"; "wrench oneself free from somebody's grip"; "a deep sigh was wrenched from his chest" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- squirm (Noun)
A twisting, snakelike movement of the body. - squirm (Verb)
To twist one’s body with snakelike motions. - squirm (Verb)
To twist in discomfort, especially from shame or embarrassment. - squirm (Verb)
To evade a question, an interviewer etc. - squirm (Verb)
To move in a slow, irregular motion.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- squirm (v. i.)
To twist about briskly with contor/ions like an eel or a worm; to wriggle; to writhe.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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squirm
skwirm, v.i. to wriggle or writhe, to climb by wriggling up: to escape with any awkward evasion or lie. [A variant of squir=whir.]
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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squirm
A wriggling motion like that of an eel. Also, a twist in a rope.
