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View usage for: (skwɜːʳm) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense squirms, present participle squirming, past tense, past participle squirmed1. verbIf 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 adverb/preposition] Synonyms: wriggle, twist, writhe, shift More Synonyms of squirm 2. verbIf you squirm, you are very embarrassed or ashamed. Mentioning religion is a sure way to make him squirm. [VERB] ...the type of awful occasion that makes politicians squirm with embarrassment. [VERB with noun] Synonyms: feel uncomfortable, worry, writhe, agonize More Synonyms of squirm squirm in British English (skwɜːm) verb (intransitive)1. to move with a wriggling motion; writhe 2. to feel deep mental discomfort, guilt, embarrassment, etc Derived forms squirmer (ˈsquirmer) noun squirming (ˈsquirming) adjective squirmingly (ˈsquirmingly) adverb Word origin C17: of imitative origin (perhaps influenced by worm) squirm in American English (skwɜrm) verb intransitive1. to twist and turn the body in a snakelike movement; wriggle; writhe 2. to show or feel distress, as from painful embarrassment, humiliation, etc. noun3. the act of squirming; a squirming motion Derived forms squirmy (ˈsquirmy) adjectiveWord forms: ˈsquirmier or ˈsquirmiest Examples of 'squirm' in a sentencesquirm British English: squirm VERB 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. - American English: squirm
- Brazilian Portuguese: retorcer-se
- Chinese: > 扭来扭去因紧张或不适
- European Spanish: revolverse
- French: se tortiller
- German: sich winden
- Italian: contorcersi
- Japanese: のたくる
- Korean: 꿈틀거리다
- European Portuguese: retorcer-se
- Latin American Spanish: revolverse
Chinese translation of 'squirm' vi - (= wriggle)
扭动(動) (niǔdòng) - (fig, with embarrassment)
局(侷)促不安 (júcù bù'ān)
Definition to wriggle He gave a feeble shrug and tried to squirm free. Definition to feel embarrassed or guilty Mentioning religion is a sure way to make him squirm. Additional synonymsDefinition to worry greatly I was agonizing over the moral issues involved. Synonyms suffer, labour, worry, struggle, strain, strive, writhe, be distressed, be in agony, go through the mill, be in anguish Definition to move about restlessly The children began to fidget. Synonyms move restlessly, fiddle (informal), bustle, twitch, fret, squirm, chafe, jiggle, jitter (informal), be like a cat on hot bricks (informal), worryHe tried to twist out of my grasp. Synonyms squirm, wriggle, writhe- squeeze something out
- squint
- squire
- squirm
- squirrel
- squirrel something away
- squirt
Additional synonymsDefinition to move with jerky movements from side to side or up and down A little worm was wiggling on the pavement. Synonyms squirm, twitch, writhe, shimmy Definition to be or cause to be anxious or uneasy I worry about my daughter constantly. Synonyms be anxious, be concerned, be worried, obsess, brood, fret, agonize, feel uneasy, get in a lather (informal), get in a sweat (informal), get in a tizzy (informal), get overwrought Definition to twist or squirm in pain He was writhing on the floor in agony. Synonyms squirm, struggle, twist, toss, distort, thrash, jerk, wriggle, wiggle, contort, convulse, thresh |