Need another word that means the same as “squirm”? Find 29 synonyms for “squirm” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Squirm” are: twist, worm, wrestle, wriggle, writhe, wiggle, slide, slither, turn, shift, fidget, jiggle, twitch, thresh, flounder, flail, toss and turn, wince, blush, flush, go red, shuffle, tic, spasm, shudder
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “squirm” as a noun can have the following definitions:
| jiggle | A quick light shake. Give that rack a jiggle. |
| shudder | An act of shuddering. The elevator rose with a shudder. |
| shuffle | A piece of music for or in the style of a shuffle. A shuffle facility. |
| spasm | A sudden involuntary muscular contraction or convulsive movement. A spasm of coughing woke him. |
| tic | An idiosyncratic and habitual feature of a person s behaviour. They ve developed a verbal tic which involves repeating odd bits of each other s utterances. |
| twitch | A sudden pull or jerk. His mouth gave a slight twitch. |
| wiggle | A wiggling movement. A slight wiggle of the hips. |
| wriggle | The act of wiggling. She gave an impatient little wriggle. |
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “squirm” as a verb can have the following definitions:
| blush | Feel embarrassed or ashamed. The girl blushed when a young man whistled as she walked by. |
| fidget | Move restlessly. The child is always fidgeting in his seat. |
| flail | Move like a flail thresh about. I was flailing about in the water. |
| flounder | Struggle mentally; show or feel great confusion. She is floundering in college. |
| flush | Of a toilet be cleansed by flushing. The plant had started to flush by late March. |
| go red | Move away from a place into another direction. |
| jiggle | Move about quickly from side to side or up and down. The car jiggled on its springs. |
| shift | Make a shift in or exchange of. The wind had shifted to the east. |
| slide | Move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner. She slid the keys over the table. |
| slither | Move smoothly over a surface with a twisting or oscillating motion. I spied a baby adder slithering away. |
| thresh | Move like a flail thresh about. Machinery that can reap and thresh corn in the same process. |
| toss and turn | Agitate. |
| turn | To break and turn over earth especially with a plow. The mugger turned and fled before I could see his face. |
| twist | Twist suddenly so as to sprain. He grabbed the man and twisted his arm behind his back. |
| twitch | Use a twitch to subdue a horse. The dog twitched his ears. |
| wiggle | Move to and fro. Vi wiggled her toes. |
| wince | Make a slight involuntary grimace or shrinking movement of the body out of pain or distress. She winced when she heard his pompous speech. |
| worm | Treat an animal with a preparation designed to expel parasitic worms. You wormed your way into their lives. |
| wrestle | Move or manipulate (something) with difficulty. The security guards wrestled them to the ground. |
| wriggle | To move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling. She wriggled her bare brown toes. |
| writhe | Respond with great emotional or physical discomfort to (an intense or unpleasant feeling or thought. The prisoner writhed in discomfort. |
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