Collocations for "squirm"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "squirm" in context.
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squirm
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.v
- squirm [in, with] [pain, discomfort, delight]
- squirm in [class, your seat, church]
- squirm through the [crowd, opening, crack]
- squirm out from the [ground, crowd]
- squirm out of the [ground]
- squirm free from his [grasp, grip]
- squirm away
- squirm around [uncomfortably, slightly, uneasily]
- [he, the idea] makes me squirm
'squirm' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):