squirm

Etymology
First recorded 1690's, originally used of eels; cognate with 🇨🇬. Of origin. Compare dialectal, , 🇨🇬, from 🇨🇬. Alternatively, perhaps or related to  (in the sense of writhing movement) or.

Verb

 * 1) To twist one's body with snakelike motions.
 * 2) To twist in discomfort, especially from shame or embarrassment.
 * 3) To evade a question, an interviewer etc.
 * 1) To twist in discomfort, especially from shame or embarrassment.
 * 2) To evade a question, an interviewer etc.
 * 1) To twist in discomfort, especially from shame or embarrassment.
 * 2) To evade a question, an interviewer etc.
 * 1) To evade a question, an interviewer etc.
 * 1) To evade a question, an interviewer etc.
 * 1) To evade a question, an interviewer etc.
 * 1) To evade a question, an interviewer etc.

Translations

 * Afrikaans:
 * Breton:
 * Bulgarian: гърча се
 * Catalan:
 * Danish:
 * Dutch: ,
 * Esperanto: svingiĝi
 * Finnish: ,
 * French:, ,
 * Georgian:
 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Ancient Greek: στρεφογυρίζω
 * Hungarian:, , ,
 * Ingrian: vingertää
 * Japanese:
 * Maori: takaokeoke, kōiriiri, karapetapetau, tīwheta
 * Mongolian:
 * Norwegian: vri seg
 * Ottoman Turkish: بالقلامق
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese: serpentear,, retorcer, , ondear
 * Russian:, ,
 * Serbo-Croatian: ,
 * Spanish: ,
 * Thai:
 * Ukrainian: ви́тися
 * Welsh:


 * Afrikaans:
 * Bulgarian: гърча се
 * Catalan: recaragolar-se
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:
 * Georgian:
 * German:
 * Hungarian:
 * Maori: takaokeoke
 * Norwegian: vri seg
 * Polish: wprawić w zakłopotanie
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:, ,
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:
 * Ukrainian: ко́рчитися
 * Welsh:


 * Afrikaans:
 * Bulgarian:
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:
 * Georgian:
 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Hungarian:
 * Korean:
 * Norwegian: vri seg unna
 * Polish: wywinąć się
 * Russian:
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:
 * Ukrainian: ухиля́тися, ухили́тися
 * Welsh:

Noun

 * 1) A twisting, snakelike movement of the body.