squirm
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squirm
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" -
(n)
squirm
the act of wiggling
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Squirm
skwẽrm To twist about briskly with contortions like an eel or a worm; to wriggle; to writhe.
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squirm
To wriggle or writhe, as an eel or a worm; hence, to writhe mentally. -
squirm
To climb by wriggling; “shin”: as, to squirm up a tree. -
(n)
squirm
A wriggling motion, like that of a worm or an eel. -
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squirm
Nautical, a twist in a rope.
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(v.i)
Squirm
skwirm to wriggle or writhe, to climb by wriggling up: to escape with any awkward evasion or lie.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary Cf. Swarm to climb a tree
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary A variant of squir=whir.
Vick's new dog's in no danger, it's good for his kids - & it might make him squirm . philly.com
Actor Thomas Haden Church can't blame much on squirm -worthy Killer Joe. sacurrent.com
But politicians in both parties are squirming over how to define the Thing. minnesota.publicradio.org
'Tis the Season for Every Democratic Candidate to Squirm When Asked If He Supports Obama. slate.com
Mormons shouldn't squirm in the spotlight. deseretnews.com
A Rate Sleuth Making Rental Car Companies Squirm . nytimes.com
'Cyrus' is a comedy that may make you squirm . stltoday.com
Ellen Makes Taylor Squirm . countryweekly.com
Will Google Make ComScore, Nielsen Squirm . eweek.com
He's Making Hay As CEOs Squirm . businessweek.com
Microsoft late Tuesday warned that the Zotob worm could start squirming through certain configurations of Windows XP SP1 (Service Pack 1). eweek.com
Gymnast Aly Raisman's Parents Wince , Squirm Watching Her Compete. usmagazine.com
To some, the Obama-Romney rematch was squirm-inducing. bdtonline.com
Most Americans would squirm when even thinking of eating a grasshopper or locust. netnebraska.org
Squirm all you want, this is more than likely something we will see in our time. k99.com
Note also that for squirming motion, where the shape of the swimmer surface remains constant (uS · n = 0), Eq. (10) simplifies further.
The hydrodynamics of swimming microorganisms
Interactions between two cells were studied analytically and numerically for two different cases, spherical squirming (swimming motion where all surface deformation occurs tangentially to the swimmer surface) [176, 177] and swimming with a single helical flagellum [178].
The hydrodynamics of swimming microorganisms
On the squirming motion of nearly spherical deformable bodies through liquids at very small Reynolds numbers.
The hydrodynamics of swimming microorganisms
I saw him hug it up tight again as he stopped squirming. "Phyllis" by
He lifted the squirming small boy who had not spoken a word. "Pearl of Pearl Island" by
The three little darkies, in calico smocks, stood squirming in line while Lindy proudly surveyed them. "More Toasts"
A porter from the rear car squirmed and wriggled his way down to the seat occupied by the Flopper. "The Miracle Man" by
The pathway squirmed and wriggled like a snake, the trees and bushes bowed, the sky bobbed up and down. "A Woman Named Smith" by
There was a splash and he pulled out a squirming eel. "The Day of the Beast" by
Somehow he had managed to squirm through the crowd. "The Camp Fire Girls on the Farm" by
When she raised the lid there was that pillow-case squirming around as if it were alive. "The Little Colonel's House Party" by
He squirmingly demurred at this last operation, and successfully resisted it. "Bunker Bean" by
Lescot squirmed under his eye; Thuriot turned pale and trembled. "Count Hannibal A Romance of the Court of France" by
To tread by chance upon a worm.
"Aha, my little dear," I say,
"Your clan will pay me back one day."
The two squirmed up on the machine,
And rode gayly away,
Or at least, so they say,
Who witnessed the wonderful scene.
And come, like Hassan, to the hall,--
If there's a slave, I am one,--
My bait no longer flies, but worms!
I 've caught--Lord bless me! how he squirms!
An eel, and not a salmon!
Nor strive against vile calumny;
And vain the thought that would decline
Submission to such tyranny;
For like a wild beast from its lair,
The state doth hound me to despair.
Who cares what Italians don't see?--
Or with Man's Bluff (a temporary problem
Healed by shrieks and cheating)--or with date:
Three hours of squirming repaid by laughs for years.
Her fingrs frenziedly clutching and squeezing with all their might
Something that squirmed and struggled, a deamon of tooth and claw,
Fighting with fear and fury, under her garment white.