squirm

skwɜːrm

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Definition of squirm - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

intr.

physical discomfortmove body in twisting motion from discomfort

He began to squirm in his seat during the lecture.

wriggle

writhe

emotional responsefeel or show embarrassment or shame

He squirmed under the intense questioning..

wriggle

writhe

avoidance

Rare

evade a question or situation

Rare

He tried to squirm out of answering the question.

dodge

elude

sidestep

Noun

movementtwisting, snakelike movement of the body

The child gave a squirm of excitement.

wriggle

writhe

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make someone squirm

cause someone to feel uncomfortable or embarrassed

His teasing made her squirm in her seat.

Origin of squirm

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Examples of squirm in a sentence

She tried not to squirm as the itchy sweater bothered her.
She squirmed at the thought of speaking in public.
The awkward compliment made him squirm.
She tried to squirm out of the awkward conversation.
The politician squirmed when asked about the scandal.
He felt a squirm of discomfort in his seat.

There was a squirm of impatience in the audience.

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French:se tortiller, mouvement serpentin, ...
German:sich winden, Winden, ...
Italian:contorcersi, contorcimento, ...
Spanish:retorcerse, retorcimiento, ...
Portuguese:remexer-se, contorção, ...
Chinese:扭动, 感到尴尬, ...
Japanese:もじもじする, もじもじ, ...
Arabic:تَلَوَّى, تَلَوٍّ, ...
Hebrew:לְהִתְפַּתֵּל, הִתְפַּתְּלוּת, ...
Russian:ёрзать, извивающееся движение, ...
Ukrainian:звиватися, звивистий рух, ...
Hindi:कसमसाना, मरोड़, ...
Bengali:ছটফট করা, মোচড়, ...
Catalan:remoure's, retorçament, ...
Czech:vrtět se, zavrtění, ...
Danish:vride sig, vrid, ...
Dutch:kronkelen, kronkel, ...
Greek:στριφογυρίζω, στριφογυριστή κίνηση, ...
Hungarian:fészkelődni, vonaglás, ...
Khmer:រើបម្រាស់, ការរមួលខ្លួន, ...
Korean:몸을 비틀다, 몸부림, ...
Persian:وول خوردن, حرکت پیچشی, ...
Polish:wiercić się, wiercenie się, ...
Portuguese (BR):contorcer-se, retorcida, ...
Romanian:a se foi, foială, ...
Swedish:vrida sig, krumbukt, ...
Thai:บิดตัว, การบิดตัว, ...
Turkish:kıvranmak, kıvranma, ...
Vietnamese:ngọ nguậy, cựa quậy, ...

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