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All squirm synonyms

squirm
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verb squirm

  • wriggle — to twist to and fro; writhe; squirm.
  • zigzagging — Present participle of zigzag.
  • worm — Write-Once Read-Many
  • cringe — If you cringe at something, you feel embarrassed or disgusted, and perhaps show this feeling in your expression or by making a slight movement.
  • inching — a unit of length, 1/12 (0.0833) foot, equivalent to 2.54 centimeters.
  • creep — When people or animals creep somewhere, they move quietly and slowly.
  • joggle — to shake slightly; move to and fro, as by repeated jerks; jiggle: She joggled the key in the lock a couple of times before getting the door open.
  • crawl — When you crawl, you move forward on your hands and knees.
  • wiggle — to move or go with short, quick, irregular movements from side to side: The puppies wiggled with delight.
  • fussed — an excessive display of anxious attention or activity; needless or useless bustle: They made a fuss over the new baby.
  • joggling — Present participle of joggle.
  • worming — Zoology. any of numerous long, slender, soft-bodied, legless, bilaterally symmetrical invertebrates, including the flatworms, roundworms, acanthocephalans, nemerteans, gordiaceans, and annelids.
  • agonise — to suffer extreme pain or anguish; be in agony.
  • fidget — to move about restlessly, nervously, or impatiently.
  • jitterjitters, nervousness; a feeling of fright or uneasiness (usually preceded by the): Every time I have to make a speech, I get the jitters.
  • corkscrew — A corkscrew is a device for pulling corks out of bottles.
  • zigzagged — a line, course, or progression characterized by sharp turns first to one side and then to the other.
  • martyred — a person who willingly suffers death rather than renounce his or her religion.
  • wreathe — to encircle or adorn with or as with a wreath.
  • agonize — If you agonize over something, you feel very anxious about it and spend a long time thinking about it.
  • fussing — an excessive display of anxious attention or activity; needless or useless bustle: They made a fuss over the new baby.
  • lollygag — lallygag.
  • martyring — a person who willingly suffers death rather than renounce his or her religion.
  • writhe — to twist the body about, or squirm, as in pain, violent effort, etc.
  • lollygagging — lallygag.
  • wreathed — a circular band of flowers, foliage, or any ornamental work, for adorning the head or for any decorative purpose; a garland or chaplet.
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