squirm
verb (used without object)
to wriggle or writhe.
have squirmed
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present perfectof squirm.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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When Pochettino assessed his attacking options before the match he must have squirmed.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 2, 2014
For thousands of years human infants in the first year of life have squirmed, kicked, rolled, crawled, gurgled, cried, laughed, panted, sucked, waked, slept and submitted with good humor or bad grace to endless ministrations.
From Time Magazine Archive
Since Jan. 16, AWB executives have squirmed and stuttered through testimony in Sydney during Commissioner Terence Cole's inquiry into the activities of local companies involved in the U.N.
From Time Magazine Archive
Stinkeroo & Piperoo Sirs: I have squirmed through many a flitting, giddy, unsteady Hollywood movie, suffering miserably.
From Time Magazine Archive
He could have squirmed through if he hadp.
From The Tale of Peter Mink Sleepy-Time Tales by Joseph B. Guzie
