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Meaning of squirming

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

squirming

verb

Definitions

  1. To twist one's body with snakelike motions.

    Example: The prisoner managed to squirm out of the straitjacket.

    Synonyms:wrigglewrithe

  2. To twist in discomfort, especially from shame or embarrassment.

    Example: I recounted the embarrassing story in detail just to watch him squirm.

    Synonyms:fidget

  3. To evade a question, an interviewer etc.

noun

Definitions

  1. The motion of something that squirms.

Sources:https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/squirmhttps://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/squirming

Related words

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