squirm : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: squirm	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for squirm
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
squirm n the act of wiggling Synonym(s): wiggle, wriggle, squirm v 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" Synonym(s): writhe, wrestle, wriggle, worm, squirm, twist
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Squirm \Squirm\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Squirmed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Squirming}.] [Cf. {Swarm} to climb a tree.] To twist about briskly with contor[?]ions like an eel or a worm; to wriggle; to writhe.