SQUIRM


Meaning of SQUIRM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ skwɜ:(r)m ]

( squirms, squirming, squirmed)

1.

If you squirm , you move your body from side to side, usually because you are nervous or uncomfortable.

He had squirmed and wriggled and screeched when his father had washed his face...

He gave a feeble shrug and tried to squirm free...

He squirmed out of the straps of his backpack.

= wriggle

VERB : V , V adj , V adv / prep

2.

If you squirm , you are very embarrassed or ashamed.

Mentioning religion is a sure way to make him squirm.

VERB : V

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