Associations to the word «Squirm»

Wiktionary

SQUIRM, verb. To twist one’s body with snakelike motions.
SQUIRM, verb. To twist in discomfort, especially from shame or embarrassment.
SQUIRM, verb. To evade (a question, an interviewer etc).
SQUIRM, verb. (figuratively) To move in a slow, irregular motion.
SQUIRM, noun. A twisting, snakelike movement of the body.

Dictionary definition

SQUIRM, noun. The act of wiggling.
SQUIRM, verb. 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".

Wise words

We cannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, and repetition impresses the subconscious, and we are then master of the situation.
Florence Scovel Shinn