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Synonyms for squirm

feel uncomfortable

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Synonyms for squirm

to move or proceed with short irregular motions up and down or from side to side

to twist and turn, as in pain, struggle, or embarrassment

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Synonyms for squirm

the act of wiggling

to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling)

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The second half began in a similar manner, but this time it was back-row Rhys Jones who powered his way over for a try in the corner the ball was passed to the right wing and following a huge tackle, the ball squirmed back and fly-half Sion Pringle was quick enough to gather possession and dive over the prostate bodies to claim the score.
But the visitors went ahead when Berrett's speculative 20-yard shot squirmed past keeper Cameron Belford.
Davies' free-kick squirmed through the legs of Scott Brown soon after before Hughes rifled home his 33rd of the season.
Joshua Tabor, 27, told police he adapted the now-outlawed CIA torture technique and submerged her face several times while she "squirmed".
And it still ranks as one of the most eye-catching moments in history, as Jesse Owens won his gold and Hitler squirmed during the 1936 Olympics.
The mid-Wales side struck the first blow on 27 minutes when Mark Gornall hit a 25-yarder that squirmed under Spurs keeper Mervyn Williams.
While two chances squirmed wide, he burst past his marker to capitalise on Frederic Kanoute's knock-down and sweep his shot inside the near post with aplomb to give his side a share of the spoils.
If I were to ask them how many different postures you took today, most people would say, `Well I sat down and I sort of squirmed when I'm sitting, so I sit in many different postures.
As time went on Stranraer became encamped in the home half and with a minute left Aitken's low shot squirmed through a forest of legs to give his side a priceless point.
Byron Anthony headed their first goal from a freekick by Nicky Fish and Ingram netted the second with a shot qhich squirmed through the hands of Jones.
But as Virginia's Thomas Jefferson later wrote, they needed a document to "place before mankind the common sense of the subject, in terms so plain and firm as to command their assent." They assigned Jefferson to write it--then edited his draft while he squirmed in his seat like anyone whose work is being corrected.
But five minutes later Wimbledon striker Jason Euell equalised from six yards following a mistake by Portsmouth captain Darren Moore, who failed to deal with a cross from the right flank, and the ball squirmed to Euell who sidefooted past Aaron Flahavan from six yards.
At the May benefit, Murray Louis began his piece with a nude Reid Hutchins slowly dressing himself in top hat and tails; in Chuma's work, Jacob Burckhardt, Jodi Melnick and Vicky Shick squirmed in their chairs as they watched an unseen erotic movie.
The ones who gained the least weight had the highest level of NEAT--Non Exercise Activity Thermogenesis--a very fancy way of saying they squirmed, Wiggled, tapped, and fidgeted, and in doing so burned up a bunch of calories.
At 4 months of age, 74 of them had kicked, squirmed, and cried vigorously when they heard a tape recording of a woman's voice and received other types of simple stimulation.