- present participle of squirm.
squirming
Example Sentences
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Mr. Warrack describes removing an approximately 3-foot-deep layer of pigeon excrement from Rome’s Church of SS Vincenzo e Anastasio, “which revealed a multitude of squirming horrors that even Hieronymus Bosch never dreamed of.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 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
Six chilling charts to send investors squirming this Hallowe’en.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 31, 2025
In the first episode, Carr was panicked, sweating and generally squirming over being a traitor.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2025
So Josie’s father was left alone holding a tiny, squirming bundle, the miracle of new life that was Josie.
From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
