VERB | motion | squirm, writhe, wrestle, wriggle, worm, twist | to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling / struggling / struggling) |
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NOUN | act | squirm, wiggle, wriggle | the act of wiggling |
Sounds | skwer'm | |
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Rhymes | affirm ... worm: 26 rhymes with erm... |
Meaning | The act of wiggling. | |
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Synonyms | wiggle, wriggle | |
Broader | motion, movement, move, motility | A change of position that does not entail a change of location |
Spanish | contoneo, meneo, retorcimiento | |
Catalan | remenada | |
Verbs | squirm | to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling / struggling / struggling) |
Meaning | To move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling / struggling / struggling). | |
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Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s | |
Synonyms | writhe, wrestle, wriggle, worm, twist | |
Narrower | wrench | make a sudden twisting motion |
Broader | move | Move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion |
Spanish | retorcerse, retorcer, serpentear, torcer, trenzar, zigzaguear | |
Catalan | cargolar-se, retorçar, retòrcer, serpejar, serpentejar, torçar, tòrcer, trenar | |
Nouns | squirm | the act of wiggling |
squirmer | one who can't stay still (especially a child) |
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