Definition of "squirm" [squirm]

• To twist about in a wriggling, snakelike motion; writhe. (verb-intransitive)
• To feel or exhibit signs of humiliation or embarrassment. (verb-intransitive)
• The act of squirming. (noun)
• A squirming movement. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "When I recall the things I have done, the meannesses I have stooped to, I squirm and squirm and _squirm_!"
• "Any sacrifice that makes me lose one crawl or squirm is foolish, — and not only foolish, for it is a wrong against myself and a wicked thing."
• "KillCon 2006 says: watching the left squirm is fun. “You don†™ t have the votes. .”"