squirm
verb (used without object)
to wriggle or writhe.
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
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Any English fan of a nervous disposition i.e. everyone, would have been squirming significantly on the final day when skipper Gatting was caught at midwicket off Gray.
From The Guardian ● May 16, 2013