Squirm has 1 syllables and the stress is on the first syllable.
| # | Sentence | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Seeing all the worms wriggling on the corpse made me squirm all over. | |
| 2. | Don't squirm, the doctor told patient before sticking a scary-looking needle into his arm. | |
| 3. | A good translator is one who, akin to a worm, can squirm with delight around in the author's brain mass, and leave through the tongue to have its taste impressions confirmed, and then leave well-formed traces on paper line after line, sheet after sheet, until the last page is done — and he once again returns to his former self, and as a member of the smallest and least respected low-salary group, signs up yet again to exert his effort for God's representative on earth, the publishers. | |
| 4. | Yanni managed to squirm out of Skura's grip. |