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[ verb ] to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (esp. when struggling)

Examples

"The prisoner writhed in discomfort." "The child tried to wriggle free from his aunt's embrace."

Used in print

(Guy Endore, Voltaire! Voltaire!...)

The furor was such_that people who could not possibly have squirmed their way into the rehearsals were pretending that they were intimate with the whole affair and that it would be sensational .

Related terms

move wrench wiggle twist wiggler

2
[ noun ] the act of wiggling

Synonyms

wriggle wiggle

Related terms

motion writhe

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