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