squirm
verb (used without object)
to wriggle or writhe.
was squirming
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past progressiveof squirm.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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“I’m not good at watching myself anyway,” he says, “so I was squirming in my seat.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 4, 2024
On Fox News on Sunday, he was squirming with discomfort when it came up:
From Salon ● Jun. 3, 2024
His corgi, Sue Barker, was squirming in his arms and less interested in a Washington Post reporter’s questions than in the nearby “pupuccino bar.”
From Washington Post ● Jun. 1, 2022
Edwards and Nelson recalled one of those early meetings with residents at a nearby park last fall, and how Edwards was squirming to ask them, essentially: How do you feel about me?
From Washington Times ● Jun. 16, 2017
This grown man, carrying a rifle and obviously in charge of the others, was squirming like a Class Two student.
From "Tiger Boy" by Mitali Perkins
