0 past simple and past participle of squirm --
1 to move from side to side in an awkward way, sometimes because of nervousness, embarrassment, or pain: --
Republicans are enjoying seeing Democrats squirming over the impact of campaign finance reform.
Sal would occasionally squirm at his parents' behaviour.
The fish squirmed on the ground for a few moments and then lay still.
Nobody spoke for at least five minutes and Rachel squirmed in her chair with embarrassment.
We squirmed and the actors wept.
The bat squirmed under his claw.
Clicky-ba thundered, and men with crushed heads squirmed on the path.
They squirmed but weren't about to change their minds...
The result was that he didn't take it cleanly and it squirmed under him and over the line.
We legally squirmed this way and that, here and there.
How he must have squirmed when he had to do it.
He squirmed about trying to give reasons for changing his principles and giving up devolution, but there is only one real reason.
