verb🔗ShareTo twist one's body with snakelike motions."The prisoner managed to squirm out of the straitjacket."bodyactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo twist in discomfort, especially from shame or embarrassment."I recounted the embarrassing story in detail just to watch him squirm."sensationemotionbodymindactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo evade a question, an interviewer etc."The politician squirmed when the reporter asked about his tax returns. "communicationactionattitudepersonChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading