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squirm |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Squirm \Squirm\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Squirmed}; p. pr & vb n. {Squirming}.] [Cf. {Swarm} to climb a tree.] To twist about briskly with contor?ions like an eel or a worm; to wriggle; to writhe. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: squirm n : the act of wiggling [syn: {wiggle}, {wriggle}] v : to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (esp. when struggling); "The prisoner writhed in discomfort." "The child tried to wriggle free from his aunt's embrace." [syn: {writhe}, {wrestle}, {wriggle}, {worm}, {twist}]
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