Squirmy Meaning
/ˈskwɝmi/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjThat squirms, writhes or wriggles.
Sentence Examples
The hungry baby was feeling very squirmy during the meal.
Squirmy means tending to twist and turn the body like a worm.
The teacher tried to calm the squirmy children during storytime.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The baby was very ____ and kept wiggling and twisting away from my hands.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The puppy was very ____ while the veterinarian tried to give it a necessary vaccination shot.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree English squirm Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English squirmy From squirm + -y.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Over a tense 83 minutes, Sweeney and Satter present a complex and contradictory image of Reality Winner: not as a lefty firebrand or a noble whistle-blower, but as a squirmy, self-deprecating over-achiever[…]"
— 2023 February 17, Scott Roxborough, “Berlin: Sydney Sweeney on Becoming NSA Whistleblower Reality Winner for Docu-Fiction ‘Reality’”, in The Hollywood Reporter:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The baby was very ____ and kept wiggling and twisting away from my hands.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The puppy was very ____ while the veterinarian tried to give it a necessary vaccination shot.