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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. the act of wiggling;
[syn: wiggle, wriggle, squirm]


VERB (1)

1. to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling);
- Example: "The prisoner writhed in discomfort"
- Example: "The child tried to wriggle free from his aunt's embrace"
[syn: writhe, wrestle, wriggle, worm, squirm, twist]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Squirm \Squirm\ (skw[~e]rm), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Squirmed
   (skw[~e]rmd); p. pr. & vb. n. Squirming.] [Cf. Swarm to
   climb a tree.]
   To twist about briskly with contortions like an eel or a
   worm; to wriggle; to writhe.
   [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

squirm
    n 1: the act of wiggling [syn: wiggle, wriggle, squirm]
    v 1: 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" [syn:
         writhe, wrestle, wriggle, worm, squirm, twist]