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squirm
What does squirm mean?
squirm (verb): to twist one's body with snakelike motions.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you pronounce squirm?
/skwɝm/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does squirm come from?
First recorded 1690's, originally used of eels; cognate with Scots squimmer (“to wriggle, squirm”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of squirm?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “squirm” mean?
to twist one's body with snakelike motions
Right! That's what “squirm” means.
to make a solemn promise (to do something)
Not quite: that's what pledge means.
to fail to care for or attend to something
Not quite: that's what neglect means.
to determine which direction one is facing
Not quite: that's what orient means.
Which word is closest in meaning to “squirm”?
sink
Not quite: sink means something else.
worm
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snap
Not quite: snap means something else.
skip
Not quite: skip means something else.
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