squirm
🇺🇸
/skwɜːrm/
🇬🇧
/skwɜːm/
intransitive verb
R
to move in a twisting or turning motion, often because you are not comfortable or are nervous.
I couldn't sit still and started to squirm in my chair.
R
to feel uncomfortable or embarrassed about something.
She couldn't help but squirm when her childhood photos were shown to her friends.
translation
to move in a twisting or turning motion, often because you are not comfortable or are nervous.; to feel uncomfortable or embarrassed about something.
Word Forms
3rd Present
squirms
Past
squirmed
Perfect
squirmed
Progressive
squirming