squirm

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

Translation

vi. umikli o gumalaw sa paikot-ikot na paraan
n. isang paggalaw na paikot-ikot
Word Forms
Pluralsquirms
Past Tensesquirmed
Present Participlesquirming
Third Person Singularsquirms
Past Participlesquirmed

Phrases & Collocations

squirm in embarrassment

mapahiya

squirm under pressure

ma-pressure

Example Sentences

squirming in embarrassment.

Kumikilos nang hindi komportable dahil sa kahihiyan.

He was squirming on the floor in agony.

Kumikilos siya sa sahig dahil sa matinding sakit.

The little boy squirmed with shame.

Kumikilos nang hindi komportable ang batang lalaki dahil sa kahihiyan.

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

naiwan siyang maghirap sa putik ng mga bagong alegasyon.

Natives will cringe and squirm with embarrassment at such brashness.

Mapapangiwi at mapapa-squirm ang mga katutubo sa sobrang kapalaran nito.

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

Walang saysay ang lahat ng aking pagsisikap upang makalabas sa kanyang hawak.

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