The child squirmed in his seat during the movie.
这个孩子在电影放映时在座位上扭来扭去。
Select the best synonym for the word “squirm”:
D — wriggle. “squirm” means v. to twist or move uncomfortably
The bored young child began to ______ in his seat during the long lecture.
B — squirm. “squirm” means v. to twist or move uncomfortably
squirm — v. to twist or move uncomfortably. In Chinese: 蠕动，扭动.
squirm is pronounced /skwɜːrm/. It breaks into 1 syllable: squirm.
The child squirmed in his seat during the movie. (这个孩子在电影放映时在座位上扭来扭去。)
wriggle, writhe, fidget — all close in meaning to squirm (v. to twist or move uncomfortably).
Yes. squirm appears on the iSEE Vocab Basic list, which covers nearly 2,500 words for the ISEE and SSAT.