Squirm (Verb)
Meaning
To move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling); "The prisoner writhed in discomfort"; "The child tried to wriggle free from his aunt's embrace".
Classification
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
Examples
- The child started to squirm in his seat as he waited impatiently for the school assembly to end.
- She would squirm and fidget during meetings, clearly uncomfortable with the topic of discussion.
- The worm squirmed under the child's fingertips as he gently picked it up off the sidewalk.
- The guilty defendant began to squirm in her chair as the incriminating evidence was presented.
- As the tight clothing began to dig into her skin, she started to squirm, desperately trying to adjust it to a more comfortable position.