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Squirm

Verb

Definitions

1.VerbTo twist one's body with snakelike motions.
"The prisoner managed to squirm out of the straitjacket."
2.VerbTo twist in discomfort, especially from shame or embarrassment.
"I recounted the embarrassing story in detail just to watch him squirm."
3.VerbTo evade a question, an interviewer etc. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
4.NounA twisting, snakelike movement of the body.
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