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Meanings of squirm in English

Catalan
remenada

The act of wiggling.

remenada
Portuguese
estrebuchar
Catalan
trenar
Spanish
retorcer

To move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling)

estrebuchar
Usage of squirm in English
1
Her words made my insides squirm, though I could not say why.
Cleopatra's Moon
2
Even now, with any hope of release dashed, Pope continued to squirm.
Complete Books of Blood
3
The moment they disappeared, Tinder began to squirm and Edgar walked faster.
The story of edgar sawtelle
4
Justin was so pleased by his mistake he barely noticed Neela squirm.
The unincorporated man
5
All the young men seemed to squirm with discomfort under his disdain.
The Plains of Passage
6
What steps did they need to take to squirm out of it?
The capitol game
7
I was looking for him to sweat, to squirm, to look away.
Patient Zero
8
Like older people on Facebook, they squirm, feel disoriented and can't focus.
Reuters
9
Weary began to squirm, after the manner of delinquent Beckmans and Pilgreens.
The Lonesome Trail and Other Stories
10
It takes a woman to squirm out of a difficulty after all.
Mrs. Budlong's Christmas Presents
11
We'd go, anyway, and squirm again when asked what we were having.
The Irish Times
12
He stared at me, hard enough to make me want to squirm.
Cerulean Sins
13
But the idea of being put on a pedestal makes Ozzie squirm.
Wired
14
But I do kind of like the idea of making her squirm.
Layover in dubai
15
He stared sufficient to make Charlie squirm, and then he moved on.
The marrowbone marble company
16
Some people seem able to amuse themselves by watching other people squirm.
The Hidden Places
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Squirm through the time
Squirm across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Less common