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squirmsquirm /skwɚm/ verb [intransitive] ETYMOLOGYsquirmOrigin: 1600-1700 Perhaps copying the action VERB TABLEsquirm |
| Present | I, you, we, they | squirm | | he, she, it | squirms | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | squirmed | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have squirmed | | he, she, it | has squirmed | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had squirmed | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will squirm | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have squirmed |
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| Present | I | am squirming | | he, she, it | is squirming | | you, we, they | are squirming | | Past | I, he, she, it | was squirming | | you, we, they | were squirming | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been squirming | | he, she, it | has been squirming | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been squirming | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be squirming | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been squirming |
► makes ... squirm Pornography is a subject that makes most Americans squirm. THESAURUSchange place► move to change from one place or position to another, or to make something do this: The train started to move. It took three men to move the piano. ► fidget to keep moving a little bit because you are bored or nervous: The kids were bored, so they kept fidgeting in their seats. ► squirm to twist your body from side to side, especially because you are uncomfortable, bored, or nervous: The baby squirmed and cried in her arms. ► wriggle to move and twist your body or part of your body from side to side: She wriggled out of her jacket and handed it to her host. ► wiggle to move your toes, fingers, bottom, etc. with a series of small movements: She took off her shoes and wiggled her toes in the sand. ► twitch to make a sudden small movement that you cannot control. Used especially about body parts: He was tired, and the muscle in his eye began to twitch. ► jump to make a sudden movement because you are frightened or surprised: The sound of the explosion made me jump. ► lunge to make a sudden strong movement toward someone or something: The man lunged forward and grabbed her purse. ► lurch to move or walk very unsteadily, moving forward or from side to side with sudden, irregular movements: He lurched to the side as the bike came toward him. ► stir formal to move slightly or change your position, especially when you are sleeping: She stirred in her sleep but didn’t wake up. 1to twist your body from side to side, especially because you are uncomfortable or nervous: The baby squirmed in her arms.► see thesaurus at move12to feel very embarrassed or ashamed: Pornography is a subject that makes most Americans squirm.—squirm noun [singular]—squirmy adjectivesquirm out of something phrasal verb informal to avoid doing something you do not want to do, or to avoid a bad situation |