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Squirming

🔄 Synonyms of "Squirming"

7 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
writhingnoun	A twisting struggle.
movingnoun	(not comparable) That moves or move.
twistingnoun	Having many twists
wiggly	Constantly moving, especially with small, undirected movements.
wrigglingnoun	The act of one who wriggles.
wigglingnoun	The motion of something that wiggles.
wriggly	(informal) That wriggles.

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
wrigglingnoun	The act of one who wriggles.
wriggly	(informal) That wriggles.
writhingnoun	A twisting struggle.
wigglingnoun	The motion of something that wiggles.
wiggly	Constantly moving, especially with small, undirected movements.
movingnoun	(not comparable) That moves or move.
twistingnoun	Having many twists
fidgetingnoun	A fidgety motion.
squirmagenoun	(slang) The act of squirming.
squirmernoun	One who, or that which, squirms.
wigglesnoun	The tendency to squirm or be restless.
twitchingnoun	The motion of something that twitches.
jigglingverb	A motion that jiggles.
wrigglernoun	Anything that wriggles (literally or figuratively).
quirling	(chiefly dialectal, Southern US, Midland US) To curl or twirl, or twist or coil (up).
wobblingnoun	The motion of something that wobbles.
squigglernoun	Anything that squiggles.
scriggleverb	(UK, dialect) To squirm, wriggle or squiggle.
roiling	The motion of something that roils; a bubbling or seething.
quakingverb	Shaking uncontrollably, especially due to fear or awe; trembling or shivering.