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1. (v.i.) squirm
to wriggle or writhe.
2. squirm
to feel or display discomfort or distress, as from embarrassment or pain.
3. (n.) squirm
the act of squirming; a squirming or wriggling movement.
Etymology: (1685–95; of expressive orig., perh. echoing worm)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) wiggle, wriggle, squirm
the act of wiggling
2. (verb) writhe, wrestle, wriggle, worm, squirm, twist
to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling)
"The prisoner writhed in discomfort"; "The child tried to wriggle free from his aunt's embrace"
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1. (verb) squirm
to move with small twisting motions
The boy squirmed out from under the chair.
2. squirm
to feel embarrassed and uncomfortable
The teacher's question made her squirm.
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) squirm
to twist about briskly with contor/ions like an eel or a worm; to wriggle; to writhe
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Sense: to twist the body or wriggle
He lay squirming on the ground with pain.
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 Afrikaans: inmekaarkrimp |
 Arabic: يَتَلَوّى |
 Bulgarian: гърча се |
 Brazilian: torcer-se |
 Czech: svíjet se |
 German: sich krümmen |
 Danish: vride sig |
 Greek: σπαρταρώ |
 Estonian: vingerdama |
 Farsi: به خود پيچيدن |
 Finnish: kiemurrella |
 French: se tortiller |
 Hebrew: לְהִתפַּתֵל |
 Hindi: तड़फड़ाना |
 Croatian: svijati se, previjati se |
 Hungarian: izeg-mozog |
 Indonesian: menggeliat |
 Icelandic: engjast |
 Italian: contorcersi, torcersi |
 Japanese: もがく |
 Korean: 몸부림치다 |
 Lithuanian: raitytis |
 Latvian: locīties |
 Malay: menggeliat |
 Dutch: kronkelen |
 Norwegian: vri seg, sprelle |
 Polish: skręcać się |
 Portuguese: torcer-se |
 Romanian: a se chirci |
 Russian: корчиться |
 Slovak: zvíjať sa |
 Slovenian: zvijati se |
 Serbian: vrpoljiti se |
 Swedish: vrida sig |
 Thai: บิดตัวไปมา |
 Turkish: kıvranmak |
 Taiwanese: 扭動，蠕動 |
 Ukrainian: звиватися вужем; корчитис |
 Urdu: بل کھانا یا دینا |
 Vietnamese: quằn quại, ngoằn ngoèo |
 Chinese: 扭动，蠕动 |
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