squirm

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

Translation

vi. muoversi in un movimento contorto o strisciante
n. un movimento contorto o strisciante
Word Forms
pluralesquirms
passatosquirmed
participio presentesquirming
terza persona singolaresquirms
participio passatosquirmed

Phrases & Collocations

squirm in embarrassment

arrossire per imbarazzo

squirm under pressure

essere a disagio sotto pressione

Example Sentences

squirming in embarrassment.

Stava trasalendo per imbarazzo.

He was squirming on the floor in agony.

Si contorceva a terra per l'agonia.

The little boy squirmed with shame.

Il bambino si contorceva per vergogna.

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

è stato lasciato dibattersi in un pantano di nuove accuse.

Natives will cringe and squirm with embarrassment at such brashness.

I nativi si contorceranno e si agiteranno a disagio di fronte a tale sfacciataggine.

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

Tutti i miei tentativi di divincolarmi dalla sua presa erano inutili.

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