Found 3 hits - Term: squirm, Database: *, Strategy: exact
- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
squirm \squirm\ skw~erm, v. i. imp. p. p. squirmed
skw~ermd; p. pr. vb. n. squirming. cf. swarm to
climb a tree.
to twist about briskly with contortions like an eel or a
worm; to wriggle; to writhe.
1913 webster
see also:
squirmed squirming swarm
- [2] : WordNet (r) 2.0
squirm
n : the act of wiggling syn: wiggle, wriggle
v : 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"
syn: writhe, wrestle, wriggle, worm, twist
see also:
wiggle wriggle writhe wrestle worm twist
- [3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
58 moby thesaurus words for "squirm":
agonize, burn to, chafe, fidget, flip out, flounder, flutter,
freak out on, fret, fuss, get excited, get high on, glow,
go pitapat, hardly wait, hasten, have the fidgets, have the shakes,
heave, itch to, jerk, jump the gun, palpitate, pant, quake, quaver,
quiver, shake, shift, shiver, squiggle, stew, sweat,
sweat and stew, sweat it out, swell, swell with emotion, thrill,
thrill to, throb, tingle, tingle with excitement, toss,
toss and turn, tremble, tumble, turn on to, twist, twist and turn,
twitch, twitter, wag, waggle, wait impatiently, wiggle, worm,
wriggle, writhe
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