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squirm definition

squirm (skwʉrm)

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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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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