squirm

About 0.34 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb To twist one's body with snakelike motions.

   The prisoner managed to squirm out of the straitjacket.

2. verb To twist in discomfort, especially from shame or embarrassment.

   I recounted the embarrassing story in detail just to watch him squirm.

3. verb To evade a question, an interviewer etc. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
4. noun A twisting, snakelike movement of the body.

Similar words

wriggle wiggle writhe twist wrestle worm pain squiggle riggle slither

Often followed by

and in out with away a under as at

Word family

squirmed squirmier squirmiest squirming squirms squirmy