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   Squirm

   /skwərm/

   

   verb

   • 1. wriggle or twist the body from side to side, especially as a result of nervousness or discomfort: "all my efforts to squirm out of his grasp were useless"
   • ▪ show or feel embarrassment or shame: "he squirmed as he recalled the phrases he had used"

   noun

   • 1. a wriggling movement: "the toddler gave a sudden squirm"

   Word Origin late 17th century: symbolic of writhing movement; probably associated with worm.

   Derivatives

   • 1. squirmer noun
   • 2. squirmy adjective

   Scrabble Points: 17

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   • Q

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   • R

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