squirm

squirm
intransitive verb
1) see academic.ru/83194/wriggle">wriggle 1.
2) (fig.): (show unease) sich winden (with vor)
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[skwə:m]
verb
1) (to twist the body or wriggle: He lay squirming on the ground with pain.) sich krümmen
2) (to be very embarrassed or ashamed: I squirmed when I thought of how rude I'd been.) sich winden
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squirm
[skwɜ:m, AM skwɜ:rm]
I. vi sich akk winden
seeing all that blood made Irene \squirm beim Anblick des vielen Blutes wurde Irene übel
rats make him \squirm er ekelt sich vor Ratten
to \squirm with embarrassment sich akk vor Verlegenheit winden
to \squirm in pain sich akk vor Schmerzen krümmen
II. n Krümmen nt kein pl
to give a \squirm zusammenzucken
to give a \squirm of embarrassment sich akk vor Verlegenheit winden
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[skwɜːm]
1. n
Winden nt

to give a squirm — sich winden

2. vi
sich winden; (in distaste) schaudern; (with embarrassment) sich (drehen und) winden; (from discomfort) hin und her rutschen

blood/that joke makes me squirm — bei Blut/diesem Witz dreht sich in mir alles herum

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squirm [skwɜːm; US skwɜrm]
A v/i sich krümmen, sich winden (auch fig with vor Scham etc):
squirm out of
a) sich (mühsam) aus einem Kleid herausschälen,
b) fig sich aus einer Notlage etc herauswinden
B s
1. Krümmen n, Sichwinden n
2. SCHIFF Kink f (im Tau)
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intransitive verb
1) see wriggle 1.
2) (fig.): (show unease) sich winden (with vor)
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v.
herauswinden v.
sich winden v.

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