squirm

Other forms of squirm

plural

squirms·

past tense

squirmed·

present participle

squirming·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about squirm

What does squirm mean?

squirm means "the act of wiggling". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in squirm?

squirm has 1 syllable: squirm. In IPA it is /ˈskwɝm/.

What is another word for squirm?

Close synonyms include wiggle, wriggle, writhe, wrestle, wriggle. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is squirm a common word?

squirm is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.