no obj.
1- wriggle or twist the body from side to side, especially as a result of nervousness or discomfort（尤指由于紧张或不舒服而身体）摆动, 扭动：
all my efforts to squirm out of his grasp were useless.
我想挣脱他控制的所有努力都是徒劳的。
1.1
- show or feel embarrassment or shame表露出困窘（或羞愧）; 感到困窘（或羞愧）。
派生词
squirmer
nounsquirmy
adjective词源
late 17th cent.: symbolic of writhing movement; probably associated with WORM.