squirm

squirm /skwə:m/
  • danh từ
    • sự đi ngoằn ngoèo, sự bò ngoằn ngoèo (như rắn); sự quằn quại
    • (hàng hải) chỗ thừng vặn
    • nội động từ
      • ngoằn ngoèo, vặn vẹo; quằn quại
      • (từ lóng) cảm thấy lúng túng, tỏ ra lúng túng

    Xem thêm: wiggle, wriggle, writhe, wrestle, wriggle, worm, twist



    squirm

    Từ điển Collocation

    squirm verb

    ADV. uncomfortably | silently | visibly

    VERB + SQUIRM make sb The very mention of her singing made her squirm uncomfortably.

    PREP. at He squirmed visibly at the thought of his secret being revealed. | in/with He squirmed with embarrassment.

    Từ điển WordNet

      v.

    • to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling); writhe, wrestle, wriggle, worm, twist

      The prisoner writhed in discomfort

      The child tried to wriggle free from his aunt's embrace

    English Synonym and Antonym Dictionary

    squirms|squirmed|squirming
    syn.: twist wiggle wriggle writhe