squirms
- present tense form of squirm (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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A new study from two University of Chicago scientists has revealed how HIV squirms its way into the nucleus as it invades a cell.
From Science Daily • Jan. 25, 2024
Along the way, a baby cries and squirms; her older siblings bicker on the drive home.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 14, 2023
The foot taps, the squirms in your seat, the arms thrown into the air with a mind of their own.
From BBC • Jul. 9, 2023
Claireth Mendoza's six-year-old son Drake squirms in his mother's lap.
From Reuters • Aug. 12, 2022
Camille and I perch on the edge of the modern leather sectional while Andre squirms in a wing-backed chair.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
