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Collocations for squirm - verb

ADVERB

uncomfortably
silently
visibly

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VERB + squirm

make sb
The very mention of her singing made her squirm uncomfortably.

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PREPOSITION

at
He squirmed visibly at the thought of his secret being revealed.
away from
She squirmed away from his hands.
in, with
He squirmed with embarrassment.
out of
I started to squirm out of his grasp.

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PHRASES

squirm in your seat
I squirmed in my seat, not knowing what to do.

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