squirmy

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US/ˈskwɝmi/UK/ˈskwɜːmi/

adjective

That squirms, writhes or wriggles.

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Meanings

adjectivesquirmy (comparative squirmier or more squirmy, superlative squirmiest or most squirmy)

comparative squirmier · comparative more squirmy · superlative squirmiest · superlative most squirmy

  1. That squirms, writhes or wriggles.

    Over a tense 83 minutes, Sweeney and Satter present a complex and contradictory image of Reality Winner: not as a lefty firebrand or a noble whistle-blower, but as a squirmy, self-deprecating over-achiever[…]

    2023 February 17, Scott Roxborough, “Berlin: Sydney Sweeney on Becoming NSA Whistleblower Reality Winner for Docu-Fiction ‘Reality’”, in The Hollywood Reporter

    Synonyms: wigglesome, wrigglesome

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveThat squirms, writhes or wriggles.

Similar
wigglesomewrigglesome
Also see
wigglesomewiggly

Origin

From squirm + -y.

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Cite this entry
APA

squirmy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/squirmy

MLA

“squirmy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/squirmy. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “squirmy,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/squirmy.

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