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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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And you'd better learn not to cringe at these little squirmers, because no chemicals should be used to ward off any little garden critters.
And I wrote it for the bullies, the elbow-jabbers, the gigglers, the squirmers, and those who are stuck back in a time when to be gay was to be immoral, sick, criminal ...