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SQUIRM

\skwˈɜːm], \skwˈɜːm], \s_k_w_ˈɜː_m]\

Definitions of SQUIRM

2011 - English Dictionary Database
2006 - WordNet 3.0
1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language

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to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (esp. when struggling); "The prisoner writhed in discomfort."; "The child tried to wriggle free from his aunt's embrace."
the act of wiggling

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

the act of wiggling

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

To twist about like an eel or a snake; to wriggle.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

To climb by shinning.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

The act of squirming.
To move like a worm or eel, with writhings or contortions; to clamber.

1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
By Nuttall, P.Austin.

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