squirm English

Meaning squirm meaning

What does squirm mean?

squirm

— verb (= writhe, wriggle, twist) to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling) The prisoner writhed in discomfort The child tried to wriggle free from his aunt's embrace

— noun (= wiggle) the act of wiggling

Synonyms squirm synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as squirm?

squirm English » English

wriggle

writhe

wiggle

twist

struggle

wrestle

worm

fidget

twitch

twist and turn

twiddle

slither

peristalsis

crawl

wreathe

worry

wobble

wind

waggle

wag

twist about

twine

turn

toss

thread one’s way

stew

spiral

snake

show off

shimmy

shake

roll around

nestle up

move restlessly

move about restlessly

move

motion squirm

joggle

jiggle

huddle

gyrate

flutter

flounder

fiddle

feel uncomfortalbe

disquiet

curl

creeping motion squirm

creeping motion

creeping

Topics squirm topics

What do people use squirm to talk about?

Language and thought Emotion Feel bad Sorry

Embarrassed

• What words refer to feeling embarrassed?
  be embarrassed feel embarrassed squirm I could have died I almost died

Physical actions

Posture

• What general words refer to changing your posture?
  change your posture/stance pose shift squirm

Physical actions Move Move in a direction

Move back and forth

• What words refer to shaking oneself?
  shake shiver wiggle wriggle squirm writhe

Conjugation squirm conjugation

How do you conjugate squirm?

squirm · verb

Present I squirm

Positive I squirm

Singular

1st person I squirm

2nd person you squirm

3rd person he/she/it squirms

Plural

1st person we squirm

2nd person you squirm

3rd person they squirm

Negative I don't squirm

Singular

1st person I don't squirm I do not squirm

2nd person you don't squirm you do not squirm

3rd person he/she/it doesn't squirm he/she/it does not squirm

Plural

1st person we don't squirm we do not squirm

2nd person you don't squirm you do not squirm

3rd person they don't squirm they do not squirm

Question do I squirm?

Singular

1st person do I squirm?

2nd person do you squirm?

3rd person does he/she/it squirm?

Plural

1st person do we squirm?

2nd person do you squirm?

3rd person do they squirm?

Negative question don't I squirm?

Singular

1st person don't I squirm? do I not squirm?

2nd person don't you squirm? do you not squirm?

3rd person doesn't he/she/it squirm? does he/she/it not squirm?

Plural

1st person don't we squirm? do we not squirm?

2nd person don't you squirm? do you not squirm?

3rd person don't they squirm? do they not squirm?

Past I squirmed

Positive I squirmed

Singular

1st person I squirmed

2nd person you squirmed

3rd person he/she/it squirmed

Plural

1st person we squirmed

2nd person you squirmed

3rd person they squirmed

Negative I didn't squirm

Singular

1st person I didn't squirm I did not squirm

2nd person you didn't squirm you did not squirm

3rd person he/she/it didn't squirm he/she/it did not squirm

Plural

1st person we didn't squirm we did not squirm

2nd person you didn't squirm you did not squirm

3rd person they didn't squirm they did not squirm

Question did I squirm?

Singular

1st person did I squirm?

2nd person did you squirm?

3rd person did he/she/it squirm?

Plural

1st person did we squirm?

2nd person did you squirm?

3rd person did they squirm?

Negative question didn't I squirm?

Singular

1st person didn't I squirm? did I not squirm?

2nd person didn't you squirm? did you not squirm?

3rd person didn't he/she/it squirm? did he/she/it not squirm?

Plural

1st person didn't we squirm? did we not squirm?

2nd person didn't you squirm? did you not squirm?

3rd person didn't they squirm? did they not squirm?

Future I'll squirm

Positive I'll squirm

Singular

1st person I'll squirm I will squirm

2nd person you'll squirm you will squirm

3rd person he/she/it'll squirm he/she/it will squirm

Plural

1st person we'll squirm we will squirm

2nd person you'll squirm you will squirm

3rd person they'll squirm they will squirm

Negative I won't squirm

Singular

1st person I won't squirm I will not squirm

2nd person you won't squirm you will not squirm

3rd person he/she/it won't squirm he/she/it will not squirm

Plural

1st person we won't squirm we will not squirm

2nd person you won't squirm you will not squirm

3rd person they won't squirm they will not squirm

Question will I squirm?

Singular

1st person will I squirm?

2nd person will you squirm?

3rd person will he/she/it squirm?

Plural

1st person will we squirm?

2nd person will you squirm?

3rd person will they squirm?

Negative question won't I squirm?

Singular

1st person won't I squirm? will I not squirm?

2nd person won't you squirm? will you not squirm?

3rd person won't he/she/it squirm? will he/she/it not squirm?

Plural

1st person won't we squirm? will we not squirm?

2nd person won't you squirm? will you not squirm?

3rd person won't they squirm? will they not squirm?

Conditional I'd squirm

Positive I'd squirm

Singular

1st person I'd squirm I would squirm

2nd person you'd squirm you would squirm

3rd person he/she/it'd squirm he/she/it would squirm

Plural

1st person we'd squirm we would squirm

2nd person you'd squirm you would squirm

3rd person they'd squirm they would squirm

Negative I wouldn't squirm

Singular

1st person I wouldn't squirm I would not squirm

2nd person you wouldn't squirm you would not squirm

3rd person he/she/it wouldn't squirm he/she/it would not squirm

Plural

1st person we wouldn't squirm we would not squirm

2nd person you wouldn't squirm you would not squirm

3rd person they wouldn't squirm they would not squirm

Question would I squirm?

Singular

1st person would I squirm?

2nd person would you squirm?

3rd person would he/she/it squirm?

Plural

1st person would we squirm?

2nd person would you squirm?

3rd person would they squirm?

Negative question wouldn't I squirm?

Singular

1st person wouldn't I squirm? would I not squirm?

2nd person wouldn't you squirm? would you not squirm?

3rd person wouldn't he/she/it squirm? would he/she/it not squirm?

Plural

1st person wouldn't we squirm? would we not squirm?

2nd person wouldn't you squirm? would you not squirm?

3rd person wouldn't they squirm? would they not squirm?

Present continuous I'm squirming

Positive I'm squirming

Singular

1st person I'm squirming I am squirming

2nd person you're squirming you are squirming

3rd person he/she/it's squirming he/she/it is squirming

Plural

1st person we're squirming we are squirming

2nd person you're squirming you are squirming

3rd person they're squirming they are squirming

Negative I'm not squirming

Singular

1st person I'm not squirming I am not squirming

2nd person you aren't squirming you're not squirming you are not squirming

3rd person he/she/it isn't squirming he/she/it's not squirming he/she/it is not squirming

Plural

1st person we aren't squirming we're not squirming we are not squirming

2nd person you aren't squirming you're not squirming you are not squirming

3rd person they aren't squirming they're not squirming they are not squirming

Question am I squirming?

Singular

1st person am I squirming?

2nd person are you squirming?

3rd person is he/she/it squirming?

Plural

1st person are we squirming?

2nd person are you squirming?

3rd person are they squirming?

Negative question aren't I squirming?

Singular

1st person aren't I squirming? am I not squirming?

2nd person aren't you squirming? are you not squirming?

3rd person isn't he/she/it squirming? is he/she/it not squirming?

Plural

1st person aren't we squirming? are we not squirming?

2nd person aren't you squirming? are you not squirming?

3rd person aren't they squirming? are they not squirming?

Past continuous I was squirming

Positive I was squirming

Singular

1st person I was squirming

2nd person you were squirming

3rd person he/she/it was squirming

Plural

1st person we were squirming

2nd person you were squirming

3rd person they were squirming

Negative I wasn't squirming

Singular

1st person I wasn't squirming I was not squirming

2nd person you weren't squirming you were not squirming

3rd person he/she/it wasn't squirming he/she/it was not squirming

Plural

1st person we weren't squirming we were not squirming

2nd person you weren't squirming you were not squirming

3rd person they weren't squirming they were not squirming

Question was I squirming?

Singular

1st person was I squirming?

2nd person were you squirming?

3rd person was he/she/it squirming?

Plural

1st person were we squirming?

2nd person were you squirming?

3rd person were they squirming?

Negative question wasn't I squirming?

Singular

1st person wasn't I squirming? was I not squirming?

2nd person weren't you squirming? were you not squirming?

3rd person wasn't he/she/it squirming? was he/she/it not squirming?

Plural

1st person weren't we squirming? were we not squirming?

2nd person weren't you squirming? were you not squirming?

3rd person weren't they squirming? were they not squirming?

Future continuous I'll be squirming

Positive I'll be squirming

Singular

1st person I'll be squirming I will be squirming

2nd person you'll be squirming you will be squirming

3rd person he/she/it'll be squirming he/she/it will be squirming

Plural

1st person we'll be squirming we will be squirming

2nd person you'll be squirming you will be squirming

3rd person they'll be squirming they will be squirming

Negative I won't be squirming

Singular

1st person I won't be squirming I will not be squirming

2nd person you won't be squirming you will not be squirming

3rd person he/she/it won't be squirming he/she/it will not be squirming

Plural

1st person we won't be squirming we will not be squirming

2nd person you won't be squirming you will not be squirming

3rd person they won't be squirming they will not be squirming

Question will I be squirming?

Singular

1st person will I be squirming?

2nd person will you be squirming?

3rd person will he/she/it be squirming?

Plural

1st person will we be squirming?

2nd person will you be squirming?

3rd person will they be squirming?

Negative question won't I be squirming?

Singular

1st person won't I be squirming? will I not be squirming?

2nd person won't you be squirming? will you not be squirming?

3rd person won't he/she/it be squirming? will he/she/it not be squirming?

Plural

1st person won't we be squirming? will we not be squirming?

2nd person won't you be squirming? will you not be squirming?

3rd person won't they be squirming? will they not be squirming?

Conditional continuous I'd be squirming

Positive I'd be squirming

Singular

1st person I'd be squirming I would be squirming

2nd person you'd be squirming you would be squirming

3rd person he/she/it'd be squirming he/she/it would be squirming

Plural

1st person we'd be squirming we would be squirming

2nd person you'd be squirming you would be squirming

3rd person they'd be squirming they would be squirming

Negative I wouldn't be squirming

Singular

1st person I wouldn't be squirming I would not be squirming

2nd person you wouldn't be squirming you would not be squirming

3rd person he/she/it wouldn't be squirming he/she/it would not be squirming

Plural

1st person we wouldn't be squirming we would not be squirming

2nd person you wouldn't be squirming you would not be squirming

3rd person they wouldn't be squirming they would not be squirming

Question would I be squirming?

Singular

1st person would I be squirming?

2nd person would you be squirming?

3rd person would he/she/it be squirming?

Plural

1st person would we be squirming?

2nd person would you be squirming?

3rd person would they be squirming?

Negative question wouldn't I be squirming?

Singular

1st person wouldn't I be squirming? would I not be squirming?

2nd person wouldn't you be squirming? would you not be squirming?

3rd person wouldn't he/she/it be squirming? would he/she/it not be squirming?

Plural

1st person wouldn't we be squirming? would we not be squirming?

2nd person wouldn't you be squirming? would you not be squirming?

3rd person wouldn't they be squirming? would they not be squirming?

Present perfect I've squirmed

Positive I've squirmed

Singular

1st person I've squirmed I have squirmed

2nd person you've squirmed you have squirmed

3rd person he/she/it's squirmed he/she/it has squirmed

Plural

1st person we've squirmed we have squirmed

2nd person you've squirmed you have squirmed

3rd person they've squirmed they have squirmed

Negative I haven't squirmed

Singular

1st person I haven't squirmed I have not squirmed

2nd person you haven't squirmed you have not squirmed

3rd person he/she/it hasn't squirmed he/she/it has not squirmed

Plural

1st person we haven't squirmed we have not squirmed

2nd person you haven't squirmed you have not squirmed

3rd person they haven't squirmed they have not squirmed

Question have I squirmed?

Singular

1st person have I squirmed?

2nd person have you squirmed?

3rd person has he/she/it squirmed?

Plural

1st person have we squirmed?

2nd person have you squirmed?

3rd person have they squirmed?

Negative question haven't I squirmed?

Singular

1st person haven't I squirmed? have I not squirmed?

2nd person haven't you squirmed? have you not squirmed?

3rd person hasn't he/she/it squirmed? has he/she/it not squirmed?

Plural

1st person haven't we squirmed? have we not squirmed?

2nd person haven't you squirmed? have you not squirmed?

3rd person haven't they squirmed? have they not squirmed?

Past perfect I had squirmed

Positive I had squirmed

Singular

1st person I had squirmed

2nd person you had squirmed

3rd person he/she/it had squirmed

Plural

1st person we had squirmed

2nd person you had squirmed

3rd person they had squirmed

Negative I hadn't squirmed

Singular

1st person I hadn't squirmed I had not squirmed

2nd person you hadn't squirmed you had not squirmed

3rd person he/she/it hadn't squirmed he/she/it had not squirmed

Plural

1st person we hadn't squirmed we had not squirmed

2nd person you hadn't squirmed you had not squirmed

3rd person they hadn't squirmed they had not squirmed

Question had I squirmed?

Singular

1st person had I squirmed?

2nd person had you squirmed?

3rd person had he/she/it squirmed?

Plural

1st person had we squirmed?

2nd person had you squirmed?

3rd person had they squirmed?

Negative question hadn't I squirmed?

Singular

1st person hadn't I squirmed? had I not squirmed?

2nd person hadn't you squirmed? had you not squirmed?

3rd person hadn't he/she/it squirmed? had he/she/it not squirmed?

Plural

1st person hadn't we squirmed? had we not squirmed?

2nd person hadn't you squirmed? had you not squirmed?

3rd person hadn't they squirmed? had they not squirmed?

Future perfect I'll have squirmed

Positive I'll have squirmed

Singular

1st person I'll have squirmed I will have squirmed

2nd person you'll have squirmed you will have squirmed

3rd person he/she/it'll have squirmed he/she/it will have squirmed

Plural

1st person we'll have squirmed we will have squirmed

2nd person you'll have squirmed you will have squirmed

3rd person they'll have squirmed they will have squirmed

Negative I won't have squirmed

Singular

1st person I won't have squirmed I will not have squirmed

2nd person you won't have squirmed you will not have squirmed

3rd person he/she/it won't have squirmed he/she/it will not have squirmed

Plural

1st person we won't have squirmed we will not have squirmed

2nd person you won't have squirmed you will not have squirmed

3rd person they won't have squirmed they will not have squirmed

Question +'ll I have squirmed?

Singular

1st person +'ll I have squirmed? will I have squirmed?

2nd person +'ll you have squirmed? will you have squirmed?

3rd person +'ll he/she/it have squirmed? will he/she/it have squirmed?

Plural

1st person +'ll we have squirmed? will we have squirmed?

2nd person +'ll you have squirmed? will you have squirmed?

3rd person +'ll they have squirmed? will they have squirmed?

Negative question won't I have squirmed?

Singular

1st person won't I have squirmed? will I not have squirmed?

2nd person won't you have squirmed? will you not have squirmed?

3rd person won't he/she/it have squirmed? will he/she/it not have squirmed?

Plural

1st person won't we have squirmed? will we not have squirmed?

2nd person won't you have squirmed? will you not have squirmed?

3rd person won't they have squirmed? will they not have squirmed?

Conditional perfect I'd have squirmed

Positive I'd have squirmed

Singular

1st person I'd have squirmed I would have squirmed

2nd person you'd have squirmed you would have squirmed

3rd person he/she/it'd have squirmed he/she/it would have squirmed

Plural

1st person we'd have squirmed we would have squirmed

2nd person you'd have squirmed you would have squirmed

3rd person they'd have squirmed they would have squirmed

Negative I wouldn't have squirmed

Singular

1st person I wouldn't have squirmed I would not have squirmed

2nd person you wouldn't have squirmed you would not have squirmed

3rd person he/she/it wouldn't have squirmed he/she/it would not have squirmed

Plural

1st person we wouldn't have squirmed we would not have squirmed

2nd person you wouldn't have squirmed you would not have squirmed

3rd person they wouldn't have squirmed they would not have squirmed

Question would I have squirmed?

Singular

1st person would I have squirmed?

2nd person would you have squirmed?

3rd person would he/she/it have squirmed?

Plural

1st person would we have squirmed?

2nd person would you have squirmed?

3rd person would they have squirmed?

Negative question wouldn't I have squirmed?

Singular

1st person wouldn't I have squirmed? would I not have squirmed?

2nd person wouldn't you have squirmed? would you not have squirmed?

3rd person wouldn't he/she/it have squirmed? would he/she/it not have squirmed?

Plural

1st person wouldn't we have squirmed? would we not have squirmed?

2nd person wouldn't you have squirmed? would you not have squirmed?

3rd person wouldn't they have squirmed? would they not have squirmed?

Imperative squirm!

Positive

you squirm!

we let's squirm!

Negative

you don't squirm!

we let's not squirm!