squirm (redirected from squirming)

squirm  (skwûrm)

intr.v. squirmed, squirm·ing, squirms

1. To twist about in a wriggling, snakelike motion; writhe.

2. To feel or exhibit signs of humiliation or embarrassment.

n.

1. The act of squirming.

2. A squirming movement.

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[Origin unknown.]

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squirmer n.

squirmy adj.

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squirm [skwɜːm]

vb (intr)

1. to move with a wriggling motion; writhe

2. to feel deep mental discomfort, guilt, embarrassment, etc

n

a squirming movement

[of imitative origin (perhaps influenced by worm)]

squirmer  n

squirming  adj

squirmingly  adv

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	squirm - the act of wiggling                   wiggle, wriggle movement, motility, motion, move - a change of position that does not entail a change of location; "the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise"; "movement is a sign of life"; "an impatient move of his hand"; "gastrointestinal motility"
Verb	1.	squirm - to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling); "The prisoner writhed in discomfort"; "The child tried to wriggle free from his aunt's embrace" twist, worm, wriggle, writhe, wrestle move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right" wrench - make a sudden twisting motion

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squirm

verb

1. wriggle, twist, writhe, shift, flounder, wiggle, fidget He gave a feeble shrug and tried to squirm free.

2. feel uncomfortable, worry, writhe, agonize Mentioning religion is a sure way to make him squirm.

Translations

squirm [skwɜːm] VI → retorcerse
I'll make him squirm → yo lo haré sufrir
to squirm with embarrassment → estar violento, avergonzarse mucho

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squirm [ˈskwɜː^rm] vi

(= wriggle) → se tortiller

(with embarrassment) → ne plus savoir où se mettre

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squirm

n → Winden nt; to give a squirm → sich winden

vi → sich winden; (in distaste) → schaudern; (with embarrassment) → sich (drehen und) winden; (from discomfort) → hin und her rutschen; blood/that joke makes me squirm → bei Blut/diesem Witz dreht sich in mir alles herum

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squirm [skwɜːm] vi → contorcersi
to squirm with embarrassment → sentirsi morire dall'imbarazzo

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squirm [skwɜːm] vi → contorcersi
to squirm with embarrassment → sentirsi morire dall'imbarazzo

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squirm

v squirm [skwəːm]

1 to twist the body or wriggle He lay squirming on the ground with pain. inmekaarkrimp يَتَلَوّى гърча се svíjet se vride sig sich krümmen σπαρταρώ vingerdama به خود پيچيدن vääntelehtiä se tortiller לְהִתפַּתֵל तड़फड़ाना svijati se, previjati se izeg-mozog menggeliat engjast contorcersi, torcersi もがく 몸부림치다 raitytis locīties menggeliat kronkelen vri seg, sprelle skręcać się torcer-se a se chirci корчиться zvíjať sa zvijati se vrpoljiti se vrida sig บิดตัวไปมา kıvranmak 扭動，蠕動 звиватися вужем; корчитися بل کھانا یا دینا quằn quại, ngoằn ngoèo 扭动，蠕动

2 to be very embarrassed or ashamed I squirmed when I thought of how rude I'd been. inmekaarkrimp يَشْعُر بالإرتِباك изпитвам неудобство propadat se hanbou krympe sig sich winden νιώθω άσχημα, αμήχανα häbenema دستپاچگي olla häpeissään ne pas savoir oû se mettre לְהִתפַּתֵל झेंपना meškoljiti se, vrpoljiti se feszeng gelisah fara hjá sér vergognarsi きまりが悪い 당황스럽다 būti nesavam, nerasti vietos sarauties (kaunā u.tml.); minstināties rasa gelisah zich dood schamen krympe/kvie seg płonąć ze wstydu torcer-se de vergonha a se simţi jenat/încurcat, a nu şti încotro s-o apuce испытывать неловкость prepadnúť sa od hanby biti v zadregi biti postiđen skruva på sig, skämmas บิดตัวไปมาด้วยความอาย utanmak 侷促不安 бути дуже збентеженим بے اطمینانی کا اظہار کرنا cảm thấy lúng túng 局促不安