squirm

[US]/skwɜːm/
[UK]/skwɝm/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vi. at bevæge sig i en snoet eller vridende bevægelse
n. en snoet eller vridende bevægelse
Word Forms
Pluralsquirms
Past Tensesquirmed
Present Participlesquirming
Third Person Singularsquirms
Past Participlesquirmed

Phrases & Collocations

squirm in embarrassment

vride sig af pinlighed

squirm under pressure

vride sig under pres

Example Sentences

squirming in embarrassment.

Jeg vrisker mig af skam.

He was squirming on the floor in agony.

Han vred sig på gulvet i smerte.

The little boy squirmed with shame.

Den lille dreng vred sig af skam.

he has been left to squirm in a mire of new allegations.

han er blevet efterladt til at vride sig i en sumpgrund af nye anklager.

Natives will cringe and squirm with embarrassment at such brashness.

Indfødte vil krybe sammen og vride sig af forlegenhed over sådan grovhed.

all my efforts to squirm out of his grasp were useless.

Alle mine forsøg på at vride mig ud af hans greb var nytteløse.

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