1 to move around a lot making small twisting movements, because you are nervous, uncomfortable, etc.: [V, usually +adv./prep.] The children were squirming restlessly in their seats. * [V-ADJ] Someone grabbed him but he managed to squirm free.
2 [V] to feel great embarrassment or shame:
It made him squirm to think how badly he'd messed up the interview.
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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Is squirm a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, squirm is tagged as verb.
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