Hypertext Webster Gateway: "squirm"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Squirm \Squirm\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Squirmed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Squirming}.] [Cf. {Swarm} to climb a tree.]
To twist about briskly with contor?ions like an eel or a
worm; to wriggle; to writhe.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
squirm
n : the act of wiggling [syn: {wiggle}, {wriggle}]
v : to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (esp. when
struggling); "The prisoner writhed in discomfort." "The
child tried to wriggle free from his aunt's embrace."
[syn: {writhe}, {wrestle}, {wriggle}, {worm}, {twist}]
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