squirm
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/skwɜrm/
/skwɜːm/
- 1 kıvranmak, huzursuzca kıpırdamak
Definition (English)
To twist your body from side to side because you are uncomfortable or nervous.
Example Sentences
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The child squirmed in his seat.Çocuk koltuğunda kıvrandı.
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He squirmed uncomfortably under her gaze.Bakışları altında rahatsızca kıvrandı.
Verb Forms Regular
Base
squirm
/skwɜrm/
Past
squirmed
/skwɜrmd/
Participle
squirmed
/skwɜrmd/
Spelling rule
Add ‑edsquirm → squirmed
Fiilin sonuna -ed eklenir.
Same rule: work → worked · want → wanted · help → helped
Pronunciation of -ed
/t/worked
/d/played
/ɪd/wanted
Fiil yumuşak (ötümlü) bir ünsüzle, /m/ sesiyle bittiği için -ed /d/ okunur; yeni hece eklenmez. squirmed /skwɜrmd/
Synonyms
Collocations
squirm in discomfortsquirm nervouslysquirm in seatsquirm with embarrassmentsquirm under pressuresquirm in pain