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Definition of Squirm
1. Verb. To move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling). "The streets squirm with crowds"; "The child tried to wriggle free from his aunt's embrace"
Generic synonyms: Move
Specialized synonyms: Wrench
Derivative terms: Squirmer, Twist, Twister, Wriggle, Wriggler
2. Noun. The act of wiggling.
Generic synonyms: Motility, Motion, Move, Movement
Derivative terms: Wiggle, Wiggly, Wriggle, Wriggly
Definition of Squirm
1. v. i. To twist about briskly with contor&?;ions like an eel or a worm; to wriggle; to writhe.
Definition of Squirm
1. Verb. To twist one’s body with snakelike motions. ¹
2. Verb. To twist in discomfort, especially from shame or embarrassment. ¹
3. Verb. To evade (a question, an interviewer etc). ¹
4. Verb. (figuratively) To move in a slow, irregular motion. ¹
5. Noun. A twisting, snakelike movement of the body. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Squirm
1. to wriggle [v -ED, -ING, -S] - See also: wriggle
Medical Definition of Squirm
1. To twist about briskly with contorions like an eel or a worm; to wriggle; to writhe. Origin: Cf. Swarm to climb a tree. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Squirm
Literary usage of Squirm
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Neighbours of Field, Wood, and Stream: Or, Through the Year with Nature's by Morton Grinnell (1901)
"PART I. Bullfrog—squirm the Blacksnake—Thrasher the Brown Thrush —Quarrel the
Jay—White Eye the Vireo—Mew the Catbird—Bob White—Billie the ..."
2. Scoundrels & Co. by Coulson Kernahan (1899)
"CHAPTER VI squirm UNDER THE COLD KISS THAT A REVOLVER'S UGLY UPS PRESS TO MY
FOREHEAD In the pocket of the coat which had belonged to the newly-elected ..."
3. The Grammar School Speller: Containing Rules for Spelling, with Numerous by William W. Smith (1871)
"The surrounding of a place by an army. SUCCOR (suk'-kur), vt To help when in
difficulty. CION (si'-ori), n. A young shoot or sprout of a tree. squirm ..."
4. Civil Engineer and Architect's Journal (1857)
"WW squirm. Liverpool—Improvements in the meani of letting on and drawing 788. I.
At kin, and M. Miller, Nottingham—Improvements in dividing lace Tt5. KJN ..."
5. Letters to a Friend: Written to Mrs. Ezra S. Carr, 1866-1879 by John Muir (1915)
"... lution from official woman's rights' unrest, you will fight and squirm till
sundown. I've seen nothing of you all these fighting years. ..."
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