Synonyms for squirm
skwɜrmsquirm

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1. squirmverb

   To twist one’s body with snakelike motions.

   The prisoner managed to squirm out of the straitjacket.

   Synonyms:
   writhe, wriggle

2. squirmverb

   To twist in discomfort, especially from shame or embarrassment.

   I recounted the embarrassing story in detail just to watch him squirm.

   Synonyms:
   fidget

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:1.5 / 4 votes

1. wiggle, wriggle, squirmverb

   the act of wiggling

   Synonyms:
   wiggle, wriggle

2. writhe, wrestle, wriggle, worm, squirm, twistverb

   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"

   Synonyms:
   turn, sophisticate, pervert, sprain, wrestle, rick, twist, bend, wrick, wrench, wind, distort, curve, deform, convolute, worm, twist around, twine, flex, wriggle, writhe

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. squirmverb

   Synonyms:
   writhe, wriggle

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. squirmverb

   Synonyms:
   wriggle, writhe, twist

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1. Joseph Rosenbaum:

   You cannot inject a new risk module without having somebody squirm, nobody likes to have additional liability.

2. Chuck Schumer:

   President Trump tried to squirm away from what he said yesterday, it’s twenty-four hours too late, and in the wrong place.

3. Pierre Tariot:

   There is an element of stigma here towards brain and mental health problems in general, i would call it professional awkwardness. I can't really help this condition, why invest time and energy talking about it, it makes me squirm.

4. Jeffrey Kingston:

   The media did, in recent years, play a much more positive role in ... making people in power squirm. In the Abe era, they have begun pulling back, there is a chilling atmosphere that encourages media organizations to exercise self-restraint.