squirm in English

noun
1
a wriggling movement.
Okay, so the album's not a step forward so much as a squirm in quicksand.
verb
1
wriggle or twist the body from side to side, especially as a result of nervousness or discomfort.
all my efforts to squirm out of his grasp were useless

Use "squirm" in a sentence

Below are sample sentences containing the word "squirm" from the English Dictionary. We can refer to these sentence patterns for sentences in case of finding sample sentences with the word "squirm", or refer to the context using the word "squirm" in the English Dictionary.

1. The boy tried to squirm free.

2. He made me squirm with embarrassment.

3. I wanted to squirm, but I held still.

4. I would inwardly squirm at the unwanted attention.

5. But being taught by her made him squirm.

6. He'll squirm his way to freedom given the chance.

7. You'll never squirm out of the charge this time.

8. Natives will cringe and squirm with embarrassment at such brashness.

9. I still squirm with embarrassment at the thought of it.

10. Mentioning religion is a sure way to make him squirm.

11. Cheating made him squirm; it made him nervous and murderous.

12. Pornography is a subject that makes most Americans squirm.

13. Someone grabbed him but he managed to squirm free.

14. He gave a feeble shrug and tried to squirm free.

15. 13 The very mention of her singing made her squirm uncomfortably.

16. So I pretended everything was fine and tried not to squirm.

17. The very mention of her singing made her squirm uncomfortably.

18. 13 Pornography is a subject that makes most Americans squirm.

19. At no point does he make you anxious, make you squirm.

20. Sometimes his candor made the people from State squirm a little.

21. It made him squirm to think how he'd messed up the interview.

22. It made him squirm to think how badly he'd messed up the interview.

23. Yet when it comes to job interviewing, salary questions make most people squirm.

24. I can still remember how I used to squirm uneasily under his touch.

25. His expression stayed stern and Fabia, trying to read his thoughts, started to squirm inwardly.

26. If you bought me the proper - sized corset, I wouldn't have to squirm.

27. Even when we see them scuttling away from us - that movement still seems to make us squirm.

28. Synonyms for be Agitated include be upset, be troubled, fret, fuss, stew, trouble, worry, squirm, twitch and jiggle

29. Yet beneath these attention - grabbing markers of gender parity, there's plenty to make a feminist squirm.

30. On the ground, shiny air ducts were made to squirm and crawl like giant worms into the attics.

31. Walken is particularly nasty as a paralyzed gangster who gets what fun he can by making people squirm.

32. Jack kept his arm at his side, pistol down, watching the cat squeal and squirm upside down on the fork.

33. About Boomers “Baby Boomers (and I confess I am one): prepare to squirm and shake your increasingly arthritic little fists

34. McAllister and his team-mates were made to squirm their way through a special screening of their 4-1 Saturday mauling by Middlesbrough.

35. Thankfully, the lieutenant had slipped into unconsciousness, instead of continuing to squirm and Convulse in obvious discomfort due to the attack on his nervous system

36. Often used between independent shoulder tread blocks, tie bars connect tread elements Circumferentially to reduce tread squirm when rolling, as well as during acceleration and braking

37. Creep 2 is the type of film that makes you squirm in your seat due to its uncomfortable nature, but your eyes remain glued to the screen because the thought of missing some crucial detail is just

38. Roughly a month and a half after having been laid, the surviving eggs hatch, and the young turtles, each small enough to fit in the palm of your hand, squirm to the surface, emerging from the sand en masse, and making their desperate dash for the sea.

39. Acidhead by Tourniquet, released 01 July 1994 Johnny is a chemist's son But Johnny is no more What Johnny thought was H20 Was H2SO4 Water cleans the system Acid eats the flesh Squirm yourself much deeper Into the pit of selfishness The burn of death is what you crave I'll gladly bow and be your slave To serve you all the days I live My chemical god to you I give Acid head - walk like the …