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squirm

verb as in wiggle, fidget

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An hour later, I returned and learned that more than a few classmates had felt as I did but hadn't done much more than squirm.

From Salon

In the 97th minute of Friday's match, with the minimum six minutes of added time already up, the Frenchman allowed Alan Browne's hopeful ball into the box to squirm past him and gift the Black Cats a 2-2 draw.

From BBC

Alatorre, already a political force in Eastside and California politics, asked the same question again, letting the last word — an antiquated slur against Mexican Americans — make the top brass squirm.

Over the past six months, the Republican-led committee has grilled school officials and university presidents about antisemitism and pro-Palestinian activism on campus in hearings that have made even experienced leaders squirm.

I squirm, but her grip is too tight.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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