squirming
verb
- 1
To twist one's body with snakelike motions.
“The prisoner managed to squirm out of the straitjacket.”
- 2
To twist in discomfort, especially from shame or embarrassment.
“I recounted the embarrassing story in detail just to watch him squirm.”
- 3
To evade a question, an interviewer etc.
noun
- 1
The motion of something that squirms.
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