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How to pronounce squirm in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms wiggle, wriggle
Type of motility, motion, move, movement
Type Words
Synonyms twist, worm, wrestle, wriggle, writhe
Type of move
Has types wrench
Derivation squirmer

Examples of squirm

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They did little against the bullpen until making Matt Capps squirm in the ninth.
From the kansas.com
Sorry, i don't need to laugh at rich people, and watch them squirm, to have fun.
From the tunedin.blogs.time.com
Today, museum audiences relish watching the art world squirm over such blunders.
From the newsweek.com
Nobody's having more fun watching Nancy Pelosi squirm than the ants in her pants.
From the washingtontimes.com
If you put a suit on him, I'm sure he'd squirm like a 10-year-old at a wedding.
From the pe.com
As squirm-inducing as you find this conversation, her nausea is probably worse.
From the charlotteobserver.com
It was a great week to watch famous people try to squirm out of bad situations.
From the time.com
They are so excited to get into the ocean that they squirm when I apply lotion.
From the stltoday.com
There aren't many who are capable of making NFL commissioner Roger Goodell squirm.
From the freep.com
More examples
  • Wiggle: the act of wiggling
  • Writhe: 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"
  • Squirm were a New Zealand alternative rock group based in Christchurch New Zealand. The band played from 1991 - 1997 and released 2 albums and one 6 track ep.
  • Squirm is a 1976 "nature-strikes-back" horror film starring Don Scardino and Patricia Pearcy. It was the debut of cult horror director Jeff Lieberman and remains the director's most popular film. Squirm also features early makeup work from Oscar-winning makeup artist Rick Baker. ...
  • (squirmed) (v.): twisted and turned; wriggled
  • If you squirmed in your seat, you kept wriggling around as if you were uncomfortable.
  • (Squirming) Discomfort inflicted on young people by old people who see no irony in their gestures. Karen died a thousand deaths as her father made a big show of tasting a recently manufactured bottle of wine before allowing it to be poured as the family sat in Steak Hut.
  • The footprint distortion of a rolling tire; usually hourglass in shape on a straight road and crescent-shaped on curves.
  • When a knobby tire is used on a hard surface, the knobs can bend sideways under load. This effect can cause poor cornering traction, especially on tires with tall knobs at the sides of the tread. Squirm can cause a sudden and abrupt loss of cornering traction, with little warning.