verb🔗ShareTo twist one's body with snakelike motions."The prisoner managed to squirm out of the straitjacket."bodyactionphysiologyChat 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."bodymindsensationemotioncharacteractionattitudeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo evade a question, an interviewer etc."The politician was squirming under the intense questioning about his past financial dealings. "communicationattitudeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe motion of something that squirms."The child's squirming made it difficult for the doctor to give him the shot. "bodyactionsensationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading