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[ skwurm ] / skwɜrm / SEE SYNONYMS FOR squirm ON THESAURUS.COM
verb (used without object)to wriggle or writhe. to feel or display discomfort or distress, as from reproof, embarrassment, pain, etc.: He squirmed under the judge's questioning. nounthe act of squirming; a squirming or wriggling movement. Origin of squirmFirst recorded in 1685–95; of expressive origin, perhaps echoing worm SYNONYMS FOR squirmSEE SYNONYMS FOR squirm ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM squirmsquirmer, nounsquirm·ing·ly, adverbun·squirm·ing, adjectiveWords nearby squirmsquirearch, squirearchy, squiredom, squireen, squireling, squirm, squirmy, squirrel, squirrel away, squirrel cage, squirrel corn Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for squirmI started to squirm in my chair and Jimbo put his hand back on my shoulder to settle me down. I Shot Bin Laden|Elliot Ackerman|November 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST Even with several judges on her payroll, Mandelbaum was not able to squirm out of the charges. Meet 'The Queen of Thieves' Marm Mandelbaum, New York City's First Mob Boss|J. North Conway|September 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST The negotiator added that she told him she “liked to watch them squirm around after they had been shot.” The First Modern School Shooter Feels Responsible for the Rest|Michael Daly|May 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST Moments like these could cause ticket-buyers to squirm or, perhaps, reflect on their own capacity to overlook and forgive. Woody Allen’s ‘Bullets Over Broadway’ Musical and the Moral Responsibility of an Artist|Brian Spitulnik|April 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
With 330 million customers worldwide, the move is undoubtedly causing phone company executives to squirm. Your Dentist Is Watching You Brush|Abby Haglage|February 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST He began to squirm out of my arms toward the table and the glass. The Melting of Molly|Maria Thompson Daviess I wonder if men ever melt suddenly into little boys, and try to squirm and run back to hide their heads in their mothers' skirts. The Tinder-Box|Maria Thompson Daviess A squirm, a twist, a comfortable roll of his stomach, a sudden jounce—and the thing was done. A Little Brother to the Bear and other Animal Stories|William Long She doesnt seem to appreciate your praise, my dear, said Violet, as the child began to squirm and cry. Elsie and Her Loved Ones|Martha Finley I was afraid of my life he would clutch at my skirts as he fell or squirm up against me after he was down. Hyacinth|George A. Birmingham
British Dictionary definitions for squirm
verb (intr)to move with a wriggling motion; writhe to feel deep mental discomfort, guilt, embarrassment, etc Derived forms of squirmsquirmer, nounsquirming, adjectivesquirmingly, adverbWord Origin for squirmC17: of imitative origin (perhaps influenced by worm) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to squirmflounder, writhe, twist, agonize, shift, skew, wriggle, squiggle, toss, wind, worm |