squirm

To squirm is to wiggle or fidget, especially when you do so because you are nervous or uncomfortable.

(verb)

When you wiggle around in your seat because you are anxious about what is coming next, this is an example of squirm.

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See squirm in Webster's New World College Dictionary

intransitive verb

  1. to twist and turn the body in a snakelike movement; wriggle; writhe
  2. to show or feel distress, as from painful embarrassment, humiliation, etc.

noun

the act of squirming; a squirming motion

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See squirm in American Heritage Dictionary 4

intransitive verb squirmed, squirm·ing, squirms
  1. To twist about in a wriggling, snakelike motion; writhe.
  2. To feel or exhibit signs of humiliation or embarrassment.
noun
  1. The act of squirming.
  2. A squirming movement.

Origin:

Origin: Origin unknown

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Related Forms:

  • squirmˈer noun
  • squirmˈy adjective

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