(intransitive) To wiggle or twitch; to move around nervously or idly.
To twist one’s body with snakelike motions.
The prisoner managed to squirm out of the straitjacket.
(transitive) To cause to fidget; to make uneasy.
To twist in discomfort, especially from shame or embarrassment.
I recounted the embarrassing story in detail just to watch him squirm.
A nervous wriggling or twitching motion.
To evade a question, an interviewer etc.
(informal) A person who fidgets, especially habitually.
(figuratively) To move with a slow, irregular motion.
a feeling of agitation expressed in continual motion;
he's got the fidgets
waiting gave him a feeling of restlessness
A twisting, snakelike movement of the body.
move restlessly;
The child is always fidgeting in his seat
the act of wiggling
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
