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squirm Meaning in Spanish (squirm significado en español)

retorcerse
retorcerse in English:squirm
Phonetic:re-toɾ-ˈseɾ-se
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El significado de squirm en español es retorcerse. (Moverse o retorcerse el cuerpo de un lado a otro, especialmente por nerviosismo, vergüenza o incomodidad.)

Definitions of Squirm

  1. 1
    verb
    retorcerse

    To wriggle or twist the body from side to side, especially as a result of nervousness, embarrassment, or discomfort.

    Moverse o retorcerse el cuerpo de un lado a otro, especialmente por nerviosismo, vergüenza o incomodidad.

Example Sentences

“The child began to squirm in his seat during the long lecture.”

El niño empezó a retorcerse en su asiento durante la larga conferencia.

“She tried not to squirm under his intense gaze.”

Intentó no retorcerse bajo su intensa mirada.

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Synonyms (Sinónimos)

In Spanish:

retobarseretorcerretorcijón

In English:

wrigglewrithefidgettwist

Antonyms (Antónimos)

In Spanish:

quedarse quietoestar inmóvil

In English:

remain stillrelaxsettle

Inflected Word Forms

third person singularsquirms
past tensesquirmed
present participlesquirming

Phrases & Idiomatic Expressions

squirm out ofphrasal_verb

To avoid doing something or to escape from a difficult situation.