- present participle of squirm.
squirming
Example Sentences
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Do you enjoy squirming and stammering while Mr. Oldman gives you grief?
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026
Paramount Skydance isn’t putting up too much of its own cash, but holy God is it adding a lot to the $14 billion in debt already squirming on its balance sheet.
From Slate ● Feb. 27, 2026
The conditions were near farcical, the ball frequently squirming through fingers and set-pieces a mess, with Scotland making the lion's share of blunders.
From BBC ● Feb. 7, 2026
It’s a thriller that turns the screws so unnoticeably you begin squirming before you notice how efficiently the play has gotten, well, under your skin.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 9, 2026
He frantically pushed himself off the witch’s squirming body and tried to crawl away from her on the sticky floor but didn’t get very far.
From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley
