squirm

  1. Verb.  To twist one’s body with snakelike motions.
  2. Verb.  To twist in discomfort, especially from shame or embarrassment.
  3. Verb.  To evade (a question, an interviewer etc).
  4. Verb.  (figuratively) To move in a slow, irregular motion.
  5. Noun.  A twisting, snakelike movement of the body.

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This entry was last updated on RefTopia from its source on 3/20/2012.