Dictionary entry

Squirm

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Squirm (skwẽrm), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Squirmed (skwẽrmd); p. pr. & vb. n.Squirming.] [Cf. Swarm to climb a tree.] To twist about briskly with contortions like an eel or a worm; to wriggle; to writhe.