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squirming
[
skwurm
]
Origin
squirm
/
skwɜrm
/
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[
skwurm
]
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verb (used without object)
1.
to wriggle or writhe.
2.
to feel or display discomfort or distress, as from reproof, embarrassment, pain, etc.:
He squirmed under the judge's questioning.
noun
3.
the act of squirming; a squirming or wriggling
movement
.
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a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
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Origin:
1685–95;
of expressive orig., perhaps echoing
worm
Related forms
squirm·er,
noun
squirm·ing·ly,
adverb
un·squirm·ing,
adjective
Synonyms
1.
turn, twist.
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squirm
(skwɜːm)
—
vb
1.
to move with a wriggling motion; writhe
2.
to feel deep mental discomfort, guilt, embarrassment, etc
—
n
3.
a squirming movement
[C17: of imitative origin (perhaps influenced by
worm
)]
'squirmer
—
n
'squirming
—
adj
'squirmingly
—
adv
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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Word Origin & History
squirm
1691, originally referring to eels, of unknown origin; sometimes associated with
worm
or
swarm
, but perhaps rather imitative.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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