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Meanings of squirming in English

Twisting.

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      Usage of squirming in English
      1
      A little surprise was squirming underneath the water, or perhaps several surprises.
      The saint of dragons
      2
      The second shot of chemical started him coughing and squirming between them.
      A killing night
      3
      When Vivien kept squirming nervously, Beatrice reached over and held her hand.
      The Complete Rama Omnibus
      4
      Fanny tightened her hold of the little squirming bundle in her arms.
      Fanny Herself
      5
      Father lifted me, squirming and trying to escape, and held me fast.
      Helen of troy
      6
      He was squirming in his chair and I felt depressed and uneasy.
      "Over the Top," by an American Soldier Who Went / Together with ...
      7
      As she clung to the squirming puppy and stared, Lizzie came in.
      Lydia of the Pines
      8
      Five miles of winding and squirming, twisting and ducking, dodging and summersaulting.
      The University of Hard Knocks
      9
      Let others go seek the Shark, the Sword-fish, or the squirming Cuttle-fish.
      Round-about Rambles in Lands of Fact and Fancy
      10
      I stopped squirming, hoping my acquiescence would signal him to step back.
      Cleopatra's Moon
      11
      She could remember her, squirming and spluttering in her high nursery chair.
      Life and Death of Harriett Frean
      12
      Not here! I said, squirming away and pushing my skirt down again.
      Outlander
      13
      He looked closely at the row of six squirming bunches of squeals.
      The Tale of Grunty Pig / Slumber-Town Tales
      14
      When the change is completed there begins a violent twisting and squirming.
      Moths of the Limberlost: A Book About Limberlost Cabin
      15
      Lily, make him tell me, Charlie said, squirming against her seat belt.
      Table for five
      16
      He lifted the squirming small boy who had not spoken a word.
      Pearl of Pearl Island
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