— squirmer , n. — squirmingly , adv.
/skwerrm/ , v.i.
1. to wriggle or writhe.
2. to feel or display discomfort or distress, as from reproof, embarrassment, pain, etc.: He squirmed under the judge's questioning.
n.
3. the act of squirming; a squirming or wriggling movement.
[ 1685-95; of expressive orig., perh. echoing WORM ]
Syn. 1. turn, twist.