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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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Tensions mount in Line of Duty as DCS Carmichael (Anna Maxwell Martin) leaves Ted Hastings (Adrian Dunbar) squirming
SQUIRMING Christine mocks Frank as host Holly looks on
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DAVID Cameron was left squirming yesterday after Gordon Brown accused him of ditching a "cast-iron guarantee" to hold a referendum on Europe if he becomes PM.
In fact, wood never stops squirming even after being coated with modern synthetic finishes.
I'm sure her children have been squirming at the revelations she makes in the book.
She has at least saved herself from the squirming embarrassment of other prominent figures, who when asked about cannabis relied on the unbelievable excuse that they did not inhale.
THE cobwebs of British nonsense will be swept away from our outdated courts next week when a new era of procedure will have certain old fashioned judges squirming.
She expected a peaceful time communing with the Lord, but the poor sister apparently became increasingly disturbed by the Gospel and ended the retreat squirming painfully.
In a more reptilian-like version of Cujo, "The River Snake" will have you squirming, screaming, and battling it out along with the main character Carson.
("Dreamtime," to aborigines, refers to an altered state, achieved through ceremony, that taps into the vibrational essence of Earth and the source of all creation.) The dance of genesis included squirming male totems, slithering primeval creatures, three women shimmering like ancient pointillist paintings, and--most striking of all--dancers with splinted limbs boogie-woogieing like stick spirits, both evil and good.
The squirming, convulsive quality of the line in both this picture and the room's centerpiece, Universe, unexpectedly recalls the work of British cartoonist and Bash Street Kids creator Leo Baxendale--a pupil of a very different school.
Companies will start announcing disinvestments, the chambers of commerce will start squealing like trained seals the Alliance party can be counted on to begin piling on as much as possible, and Paul Martin will be squirming.
"Rescue" leaders fired up their troops with slogans like "Remember: You are at war against people who make big money cutting live babies into squirming pieces." A clinic worker affidavit quotes a six-year-old looking up at her saying, "I hope you die tonight."
Squirming, goggle-eyed demons equipped with whips and pitchforks lurk in every crevice.