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to squirm
01
to move in an uncomfortable or restless manner with twisting or contorted motions
Intransitive
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Movement verb
Regular
Present tense
squirm
3rd person singular
squirms
Present participle
squirming
Past simple
squirmed
Past participle
squirmed
Examples
The toddler began to squirm in his high chair, indicating that he was no longer interested in eating.
Squirm
01
an instance or act of twisting or wriggling the body, often due to discomfort, embarrassment, or restlessness
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Abstract
Composition
Compound
Countable
Plural form
squirms
Examples
The toddler 's squirm on the chair made it hard to read him a story.
Lexical Tree
squirmer
squirm
